High income vs India: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

High income
149,559
in 2025
India
42,610
in 2025
High income rank
39th
India rank
36th

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

  • High income
  • India
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196419942025

How they compare

High income currently reports 149,559 against 42,610 in India, a difference of 106,949.

That makes High income's figure about 3.5 times India's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 39th and India ranks 36th of 47 groups.

High income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income India Difference Ahead
1980s 119,380 11.5 119,368 High income
1990s 444,728 4,736 439,992 High income
2000s 314,210 15,792 298,419 High income
2010s 140,580 11,617 128,964 High income
2020s 123,411 25,781 97,630 High income

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, High income or India?
High income, at 149,559 against 42,610 in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between High income and India?
106,949, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and India?
38 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2025.
How do High income and India rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
High income ranks 39th and India ranks 36th of 47 groups.
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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About this data

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.