Answer:
The numbers of Refugees then cannot be compared to the number now because of increase in violence and conflict.
Explanation:
West Berlin was a worry and an embarrassment for the Soviet Union in 1961. Nearly 2,000 refugees a day were fleeing to the West through West Berlin - damaging the Soviet claim that the Communist way of life was better than capitalism. Many of those leaving were skilled and qualified workers.
An unprecedented 70.8 million people have been forcibly displaced worldwide, and 37,000 people are forced to flee their homes every day due to conflict or persecution.
