Namibia vs Sri Lanka: Forcibly displaced people

Namibia
6,796
in 2025
Sri Lanka
5,284
in 2025
Namibia rank
131st
Sri Lanka rank
134th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Namibia
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 6,796 against 5,284 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1,512.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Globally, Namibia ranks 131st and Sri Lanka ranks 134th 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.