Sudan vs Syria: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Sudan
2.82 million
in 2025
Syria
4.87 million
in 2025
Sudan rank
3rd
Syria rank
2nd
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Sudan
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 4.87 million against 2.82 million in Sudan, a difference of 2.05 million.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.7 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Sudan ahead.
Sudan ranks 3rd and Syria ranks 2nd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 5 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 172,950 | 1,200 | 171,750 | Sudan |
| 1970s | 10,850 | 500 | 10,350 | Sudan |
| 1980s | 158,560 | 699.6 | 157,860 | Sudan |
| 1990s | 394,760 | 6,218 | 388,543 | Sudan |
| 2000s | 552,038 | 14,741 | 537,297 | Sudan |
| 2010s | 620,269 | 3.71 million | 3.09 million | Syria |
| 2020s | 1.48 million | 6.21 million | 4.74 million | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of, Sudan or Syria?
- Syria, at 4.87 million against 2.82 million in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Sudan and Syria?
- 2.05 million, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Syria?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Sudan and Syria rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Sudan ranks 3rd and Syria ranks 2nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.