Social Development in South Asia 24 indicators covering social development for South Asia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.44 million 2025 up 207.7% 35th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 238,179 2025 up 39.9% 37th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person 2025 up 27.1% 41st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 238,179 2025 up 39.9% 36th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 units per person 2025 up 179.6% 35th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 62.3% 27th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13.81 % change on previous year 2025 up 1,510.9% 3rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.44 million 2025 up 207.7% 32nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3.48 % change on previous year 2025 up 216.8% 19th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 26.2% 35th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.3719 units per square kilometre 2023 up 167.2% 15th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0624 units per square kilometre 2023 up 13.8% 30th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 321,786 2025 up 305.2% 32nd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 up 268.1% 38th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 113.7% 28th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 15,715 2025 up 121.5% 45th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0 units per person 2025 up 101.2% 44th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 16.8% 42nd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate -11.74 % change on previous year 2025 down 142.9% 17th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate 13.7 % change on previous year 2025 down 11.0% 14th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.076 units per square kilometre 2023 up 358.9% 18th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.0037 units per square kilometre 2023 up 124.8% 42nd Forcibly displaced people 2.57 million 2025 up 60.0% 41st Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 1.12 million 2025 down 1.3% 37th