Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sudan: Refugee population by country or territory of origin, gaps filled

Democratic Republic of Congo
1.06 million
in 2024
Sudan
2.09 million
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
7th
Sudan rank
5th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Sudan
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196319932024

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 2.09 million against 1.06 million in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1.03 million.

That makes Sudan's figure about 2.0 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th and Sudan ranks 5th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 63,425 113,958 50,533 Sudan
1970s 79,267 55,171 24,096 Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 98,105 158,560 60,455 Sudan
1990s 119,990 394,760 274,770 Sudan
2000s 412,790 552,038 139,248 Sudan
2010s 571,679 620,269 48,590 Sudan
2020s 943,940 1.21 million 264,378 Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of origin, gaps filled, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sudan?
Sudan, at 2.09 million against 1.06 million in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of origin, gaps filled between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan?
1.03 million, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan?
61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of origin, gaps filled?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th and Sudan ranks 5th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of origin, 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 origin, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 7,323 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Refugee population by country or territory of origin with 133 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.