Romania vs Switzerland: Forcibly displaced people

Romania
206,987
in 2025
Switzerland
225,326
in 2025
Romania rank
63rd
Switzerland rank
60th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Romania
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 225,326 against 206,987 in Romania, a difference of 18,339.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

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

Globally, Romania ranks 63rd and Switzerland ranks 60th 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.