Forcibly displaced people by country
Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near...
Countries reporting
180
Highest
10.04 million
Colombia
Lowest
0
East Timor
Median
63,032
Years covered
16
2010–2025
Data points
3,518
What the numbers show
Forcibly displaced people is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 10.04 million in Colombia; the lowest is 0 in East Timor.
The median across all reporting countries is 63,032, and the mean is 651,546.
Over the past decade 135 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Haiti (up 14,309,900.0%), and the largest decrease in Grenada (down 100.0%).
Forcibly displaced people: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 10.04 million | 2025 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 2 | Sudan | 9.98 million | 2025 | up 184.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Syria | 6.34 million | 2025 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 4.88 million | 2025 | up 159.0% | rising |
| 5 | Yemen | 4.86 million | 2025 | up 74.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 4.38 million | 2025 | up 205.7% | volatile |
| 7 | United States | 4.18 million | 2025 | up 646.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Ukraine | 3.71 million | 2025 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Myanmar | 3.64 million | 2025 | up 465.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Nigeria | 3.64 million | 2025 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 3.50 million | 2025 | up 194.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Somalia | 3.39 million | 2025 | up 173.4% | rising |
| 13 | Palestine | 3.10 million | 2025 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 2.95 million | 2025 | up 300.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Jordan | 2.84 million | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 16 | Turkey | 2.49 million | 2025 | down 32.8% | rising |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 2.11 million | 2025 | up 6,065.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Chad | 2.10 million | 2025 | up 339.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Uganda | 1.97 million | 2025 | up 263.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 1.76 million | 2025 | up 167.7% | rising |
| 21 | Peru | 1.74 million | 2025 | up 2,721.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Pakistan | 1.69 million | 2025 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 23 | Iran | 1.65 million | 2025 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 24 | South Sudan | 1.55 million | 2025 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 25 | Haiti | 1.43 million | 2025 | up 14,309,900.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Cameroon | 1.38 million | 2025 | up 192.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Iraq | 1.34 million | 2025 | down 62.4% | falling |
| 28 | Egypt | 1.10 million | 2025 | up 322.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Poland | 1.00 million | 2025 | up 5,692.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Brazil | 967,151 | 2025 | up 3,178.4% | volatile |
| 31 | France | 873,646 | 2025 | up 159.9% | rising |
| 32 | Kenya | 845,771 | 2025 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 33 | Lebanon | 835,059 | 2025 | down 46.2% | rising |
| 34 | Niger | 827,990 | 2025 | up 198.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Ecuador | 783,887 | 2025 | up 489.0% | volatile |
| 36 | India | 783,718 | 2025 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 37 | Mexico | 779,694 | 2025 | up 167.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Spain | 759,794 | 2025 | up 4,249.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Libya | 743,477 | 2025 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Canada | 730,497 | 2025 | up 369.7% | volatile |
| 41 | United Kingdom | 725,819 | 2025 | up 329.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Mali | 696,037 | 2025 | up 950.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Chile | 674,696 | 2025 | up 23,205.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Azerbaijan | 663,588 | 2025 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 45 | Guatemala | 578,674 | 2025 | up 130.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Cambodia | 518,028 | 2025 | up 528,500.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Central African Republic | 490,761 | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 48 | Mozambique | 489,077 | 2025 | up 2,292.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Italy | 427,058 | 2025 | up 139.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Czechia | 396,552 | 2025 | up 9,135.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Thailand | 359,897 | 2025 | up 137.6% | rising |
| 52 | Netherlands | 333,597 | 2025 | up 186.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Georgia | 327,810 | 2025 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 54 | Cyprus | 318,369 | 2025 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 55 | Mauritania | 308,868 | 2025 | up 296.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Austria | 308,665 | 2025 | up 102.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Serbia | 250,997 | 2025 | up 378.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Belgium | 245,118 | 2025 | up 243.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 233,727 | 2025 | up 3,306.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Switzerland | 225,326 | 2025 | up 112.5% | rising |
| 61 | Tanzania | 214,404 | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 62 | Malaysia | 213,175 | 2025 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 63 | Romania | 206,987 | 2025 | up 6,825.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Algeria | 184,265 | 2025 | up 82.9% | rising |
| 65 | Argentina | 183,098 | 2025 | up 4,209.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Ireland | 171,597 | 2025 | up 1,447.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Greece | 166,491 | 2025 | up 226.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Moldova | 149,918 | 2025 | up 28,293.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Sweden | 148,777 | 2025 | down 54.4% | rising |
| 70 | Slovakia | 140,901 | 2025 | up 14,146.8% | volatile |
| 71 | South Africa | 137,535 | 2025 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Rwanda | 131,045 | 2025 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 73 | Norway | 130,286 | 2025 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 74 | Armenia | 124,085 | 2025 | up 346.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Burundi | 119,066 | 2025 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 76 | Australia | 116,340 | 2025 | up 101.7% | rising |
| 77 | Bulgaria | 106,913 | 2025 | up 310.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Finland | 104,423 | 2025 | up 182.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Honduras | 101,711 | 2025 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 100,533 | 2025 | up 7,265.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Denmark | 97,745 | 2025 | up 223.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Zambia | 96,131 | 2025 | up 233.3% | rising |
| 83 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 95,750 | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 84 | Cote d'Ivoire | 82,807 | 2025 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Papua New Guinea | 80,848 | 2025 | up 397.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Portugal | 78,944 | 2025 | up 5,451.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Hungary | 71,374 | 2025 | up 73.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Congo | 70,609 | 2025 | up 23.7% | falling |
| 89 | Japan | 65,097 | 2025 | up 299.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Panama | 64,109 | 2025 | up 216.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Israel | 61,956 | 2025 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 92 | El Salvador | 61,510 | 2025 | up 133,617.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Malawi | 60,492 | 2025 | up 157.6% | rising |
| 94 | Togo | 58,449 | 2025 | up 127.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 56,999 | 2025 | up 11,098.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Angola | 55,657 | 2025 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 97 | Benin | 54,921 | 2025 | up 7,723.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Lithuania | 54,537 | 2025 | up 4,565.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Kazakhstan | 52,931 | 2025 | up 6,600.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Uruguay | 51,316 | 2025 | up 14,115.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Indonesia | 48,071 | 2025 | up 145.0% | volatile |
| 102 | South Korea | 43,513 | 2025 | up 532.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Belarus | 42,264 | 2025 | up 1,933.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Estonia | 41,620 | 2025 | up 17,917.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Djibouti | 35,040 | 2025 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 106 | Latvia | 32,941 | 2025 | up 8,684.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Croatia | 30,182 | 2025 | up 5,417.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Philippines | 29,974 | 2025 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | 29,102 | 2025 | up 15,057.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Ghana | 25,425 | 2025 | up 32.1% | falling |
| 111 | Guyana | 23,465 | 2025 | up 195,442.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Morocco | 22,337 | 2025 | up 311.1% | volatile |
| 113 | North Macedonia | 20,860 | 2025 | up 2,187.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Nepal | 19,915 | 2025 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Senegal | 18,797 | 2025 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 116 | Zimbabwe | 18,065 | 2025 | up 150.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Venezuela | 15,910 | 2025 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Tajikistan | 13,408 | 2025 | up 496.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Russia | 13,367 | 2025 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Luxembourg | 13,334 | 2025 | up 264.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Slovenia | 13,235 | 2025 | up 3,419.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Montenegro | 12,444 | 2025 | up 599.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Aruba | 11,470 | 2025 | up 229,300.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Malta | 9,696 | 2025 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 125 | Bolivia | 9,406 | 2025 | up 1,134.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Iceland | 9,119 | 2025 | up 2,671.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Tunisia | 7,909 | 2025 | up 970.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Uzbekistan | 7,705 | 2025 | up 7,168.9% | volatile |
| 129 | United Arab Emirates | 7,634 | 2025 | up 603.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Curacao | 6,903 | 2025 | up 8,528.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Namibia | 6,796 | 2025 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 132 | New Zealand | 6,732 | 2025 | up 363.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Paraguay | 6,280 | 2025 | up 3,137.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Sri Lanka | 5,284 | 2025 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Eswatini | 4,925 | 2025 | up 414.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Albania | 4,684 | 2025 | up 398.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Gambia | 4,617 | 2025 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 138 | Saudi Arabia | 4,355 | 2025 | up 2,709.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Suriname | 3,215 | 2025 | up 7,376.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Turkmenistan | 3,209 | 2025 | up 12,736.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Guinea | 2,326 | 2025 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Belize | 2,183 | 2025 | up 191.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Liberia | 1,897 | 2025 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Nicaragua | 1,735 | 2023 | up 771.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Madagascar | 1,366 | 2025 | up 8,437.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Liechtenstein | 1,024 | 2025 | up 339.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Kuwait | 997 | 2025 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 148 | Botswana | 868 | 2025 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 149 | China | 712 | 2025 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Oman | 703 | 2025 | up 62.0% | rising |
| 151 | Lesotho | 680 | 2025 | up 2,093.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Bahrain | 362 | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 153 | Qatar | 348 | 2025 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 154 | Mauritius | 257 | 2025 | up 5,040.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Gabon | 252 | 2025 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Hong Kong | 236 | 2025 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 158 | 2025 | up 953.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Cuba | 155 | 2025 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 159 | Eritrea | 119 | 2025 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Nauru | 97 | 2025 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Cayman Islands | 68 | 2025 | up 353.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Guinea-Bissau | 54 | 2025 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Fiji | 46 | 2025 | up 253.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Jamaica | 31 | 2022 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Mongolia | 26 | 2025 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Comoros | 19 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 167 | Monaco | 17 | 2025 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 168 | Barbados | 13 | 2025 | up 160.0% | rising |
| 168 | Vietnam | 13 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Solomon Islands | 11 | 2024 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Bahamas | 10 | 2025 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 172 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 8 | 2025 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 173 | Saint Lucia | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 173 | Macao | 5 | 2017 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 176 | Cape Verde | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 176 | Grenada | 0 | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Singapore | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Sierra Leone | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 176 | East Timor | 0 | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 117.28 million
- Low & middle income 100.75 million
- IDA & IBRD total 100.09 million
- IDA total 64.09 million
- IDA only 56.27 million
- Middle income 52.87 million
- Least developed countries: UN classification 49.76 million
- Low income 47.88 million
- Early-demographic dividend 41.69 million
- Pre-demographic dividend 41.22 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 39.33 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa 39.33 million
About this data
Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.