Forcibly displaced people in OECD members
OECD members: Forcibly displaced people was 28.95 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forcibly displaced people in OECD members, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
The most recent figure for forcibly displaced people in OECD members is 28.95 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 112.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in OECD members peaked at 28.95 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.67 million, in 2010.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.63 million | 8.67 million | 17.71 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.73 million | 17.25 million | 28.95 million | 6 |
More social development data for OECD members
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 11.80 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 289,139 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 694,393 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 5.96 million (2025)
- Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 7.63 million (2025)
- Other people in need of international protection by country or territo 3.56 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forcibly displaced people in OECD members?
- Forcibly displaced people in OECD members was 28.95 million in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 28.95 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.67 million in 2010.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.