Forcibly displaced people in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Forcibly displaced people was 1,735 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forcibly displaced people in Nicaragua, 2010–2023
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
In 2023, forcibly displaced people in Nicaragua stood at 1,735. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 771.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Nicaragua peaked at 1,735 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 74, in 2010.
Nicaragua ranks 144th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 356.6 | 74 | 729 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,331 | 514 | 1,735 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More social development data for Nicaragua
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 311 (2023)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 35,341 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score -0.8475 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 269,315 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 124 (2023)
- Press freedom 1 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 6.3 (2025)
- Other people in need of international protection by country or territo 0 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forcibly displaced people in Nicaragua?
- Forcibly displaced people in Nicaragua was 1,735 in 2023, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1,735 in 2023.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 74 in 2010.
- How does Nicaragua rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Nicaragua ranks 144th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 771.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.