Bulgaria vs Malawi: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Bulgaria
533
in 2025
Malawi
551
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
117th
Malawi rank
115th

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Malawi
010.0k20.0k30.0k196619952025

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 551 against 533 in Bulgaria, a difference of 18.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Malawi ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 117th and Malawi ranks 115th of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 90 190 100 Malawi
1970s 318.57 4,513 4,194 Malawi
1980s 352.5 296 56.5 Bulgaria
1990s 3,171 43.3 3,128 Bulgaria
2000s 2,893 79.5 2,813 Bulgaria
2010s 1,451 361.2 1,090 Bulgaria
2020s 529.83 529.67 0.1667 Bulgaria

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, Bulgaria or Malawi?
Malawi, at 551 against 533 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Bulgaria and Malawi?
18, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malawi?
54 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Malawi rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Bulgaria ranks 117th and Malawi ranks 115th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin
Source
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 10,112 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Refugees under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) include individuals recognized under the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity (OAU) Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, the refugee definition contained in the 1984 Cartagena Declaration on Refugees as incorporated into national laws, those recognized in accordance with the UNHCR Statute, individuals granted complementary forms of protection, and those enjoying temporary protection. The refugee population also includes people in a refugee-like situation, which is a category that is descriptive in nature and includes groups of people who are outside their country or territory of origin and who face protection risks similar to those of refugees, but for whom refugee status has, for practical or other reasons, not been ascertained. Refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Palestine Refugees, are not typically included in the statistics on refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the UNHCR.