Ethiopia vs Yemen: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Ethiopia
122.55 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Yemen
129.09 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
60th
Yemen rank
59th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Ethiopia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 129.09 per 100,000 people against 122.55 per 100,000 people in Ethiopia, a difference of 6.54 per 100,000 people.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 60th and Yemen ranks 59th of 241 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.73 per 100,000 people | 7.43 per 100,000 people | 74.29 per 100,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 78.66 per 100,000 people | 41.07 per 100,000 people | 37.59 per 100,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 121.69 per 100,000 people | 110.9 per 100,000 people | 10.79 per 100,000 people | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin, Ethiopia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 129.09 per 100,000 people against 122.55 per 100,000 people in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Ethiopia and Yemen?
- 6.54 per 100,000 people, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Yemen?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Yemen rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Ethiopia ranks 60th and Yemen ranks 59th of 241 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.