Chad vs Ethiopia: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled

Chad
1.28 million
in 2024
Ethiopia
1.01 million
in 2024
Chad rank
6th
Ethiopia rank
8th

Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled over time

  • Chad
  • Ethiopia
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196819962024

How they compare

Chad currently reports 1.28 million against 1.01 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 270,040.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Chad ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 8th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1990s 4,127 334,930 330,803 Ethiopia
2000s 199,555 121,813 77,742 Chad
2010s 404,161 596,644 192,484 Ethiopia
2020s 801,397 898,002 96,605 Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled, Chad or Ethiopia?
Chad, at 1.28 million against 1.01 million in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled between Chad and Ethiopia?
270,040, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Ethiopia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Chad and Ethiopia rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled?
Chad ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 8th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Chad vs Ethiopia: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/refugee-population-by-country-or-territory-of-asylum-gaps-filled/chad/ethiopia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/refugee-population-by-country-or-territory-of-asylum-gaps-filled/chad/ethiopia/">Chad vs Ethiopia: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
183 places, 7,634 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

Refugee population by country or territory of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.