Forcibly displaced people in Low income

Low income: Forcibly displaced people was 47.88 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
47.88 million
Change on year
down 8.9%
All-time high
52.57 million
in 2024
All-time low
11.00 million
in 2011
Years of data
16
2010–2025

Forcibly displaced people in Low income, 2010–2025

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M2010201720252010: 12.9M2011: 11.0M2012: 15.2M2013: 19.0M2014: 22.1M2015: 23.4M2016: 23.9M2017: 27.5M2018: 30.0M2019: 34.0M2020: 37.2M2021: 42.1M2022: 45.3M2023: 51.1M2024: 52.6M2025: 47.9M

Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

Analysis

Low income recorded 47.88 million for forcibly displaced people in 2025.

That represents a change of down 8.9% on the previous year and up 104.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Low income peaked at 52.57 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.00 million, in 2011.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 21.91 million 11.00 million 34.02 million 10
2020s 46.02 million 37.24 million 52.57 million 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is forcibly displaced people in Low income?
Forcibly displaced people in Low income was 47.88 million in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Low income?
The highest recorded value was 52.57 million in 2024.
What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 11.00 million in 2011.
Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Low income?
Over the last ten years it is up 104.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low income 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

Indicator
Forcibly displaced people
Source
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 3,518 data points, 2010–2025
Last refreshed

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.