Forcibly displaced people in Ecuador
Ecuador: Forcibly displaced people was 783,887 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forcibly displaced people in Ecuador, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
In 2025, forcibly displaced people in Ecuador stood at 783,887. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 51.2% on the previous year and up 489.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Ecuador peaked at 783,887 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 104,300, in 2017.
Ecuador ranks 35th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 196,609 | 104,300 | 503,607 | 10 |
| 2020s | 584,572 | 518,338 | 783,887 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More social development data for Ecuador
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 26,428 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5,723 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 0.9049 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 122,060 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 8,571 (2025)
- Press freedom 0 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 6.14 (2025)
- Other people in need of international protection by country or territo 432,888 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forcibly displaced people in Ecuador?
- Forcibly displaced people in Ecuador was 783,887 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 783,887 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 104,300 in 2017.
- How does Ecuador rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Ecuador ranks 35th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 489.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.