Austria vs Belgium: Forcibly displaced people

Austria
308,665
in 2025
Belgium
245,118
in 2025
Austria rank
56th
Belgium rank
58th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Austria
  • Belgium
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 308,665 against 245,118 in Belgium, a difference of 63,547.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.

Globally, Austria ranks 56th and Belgium ranks 58th of 180 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Forcibly displaced people
Source
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 3,518 data points, 2010–2025
Last refreshed

Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.