Forcibly displaced people in India
India: Forcibly displaced people was 783,718 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forcibly displaced people in India, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
India recorded 783,718 for forcibly displaced people in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in India peaked at 1.19 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 677,305, in 2019.
That places India 36th out of 180 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 886,412 | 677,305 | 1.19 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 751,420 | 679,590 | 783,718 | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More social development data for India
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 238,643 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 42,610 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score -1.06 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 181,121 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 15,075 (2025)
- Press freedom 1 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 4.54 (2025)
- Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 530,000 (2025)
- Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" 16.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forcibly displaced people in India?
- Forcibly displaced people in India was 783,718 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 677,305 in 2019.
- How does India rank for forcibly displaced people?
- India ranks 36th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.