Iraq vs South Sudan: Forcibly displaced people

Iraq
1.34 million
in 2025
South Sudan
1.55 million
in 2025
Iraq rank
27th
South Sudan rank
24th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Iraq
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 1.55 million against 1.34 million in Iraq, a difference of 207,350.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Iraq ahead.

Globally, Iraq ranks 27th and South Sudan ranks 24th 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.