Mexico vs Spain: Forcibly displaced people

Mexico
779,694
in 2025
Spain
759,794
in 2025
Mexico rank
37th
Spain rank
38th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Mexico
  • Spain
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 779,694 against 759,794 in Spain, a difference of 19,900.

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

Globally, Mexico ranks 37th and Spain ranks 38th 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.