Forcibly displaced people in Ghana
Ghana: Forcibly displaced people was 25,425 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forcibly displaced people in Ghana, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Ghana recorded 25,425 for forcibly displaced people in 2025.
That represents a change of up 23.8% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Ghana peaked at 26,225 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11,048, in 2022.
That places Ghana 110th out of 180 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17,862 | 13,231 | 26,225 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,627 | 11,048 | 25,425 | 6 |
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More social development data for Ghana
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 21,050 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 16,030 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 0.3804 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 22,470 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 475 (2025)
- Press freedom 1 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 4.55 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forcibly displaced people in Ghana?
- Forcibly displaced people in Ghana was 25,425 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 26,225 in 2011.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,048 in 2022.
- How does Ghana rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Ghana ranks 110th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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.