Pakistan vs Uganda: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled

Pakistan
1.56 million
in 2024
Uganda
1.76 million
in 2024
Pakistan rank
5th
Uganda rank
4th

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

  • Pakistan
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 1.76 million against 1.56 million in Pakistan, a difference of 199,010.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Pakistan ahead.

Pakistan ranks 5th and Uganda ranks 4th of 183 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 400,000 112,680 287,320 Pakistan
1980s 2.74 million 123,976 2.61 million Pakistan
1990s 1.65 million 218,242 1.43 million Pakistan
2000s 1.55 million 218,272 1.33 million Pakistan
2010s 1.55 million 637,279 912,145 Pakistan
2020s 1.64 million 1.55 million 94,192 Pakistan

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, Pakistan or Uganda?
Uganda, at 1.76 million against 1.56 million in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled between Pakistan and Uganda?
199,010, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Uganda?
46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Pakistan and Uganda rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled?
Pakistan ranks 5th and Uganda ranks 4th 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.

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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.