Forcibly displaced people in Singapore
Singapore: Forcibly displaced people was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forcibly displaced people in Singapore, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Singapore recorded 0 for forcibly displaced people in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Singapore peaked at 5 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2018.
That places Singapore 176th out of 180 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 173 Macao 5 compare
- 173 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 compare
- 173 Saint Lucia 5 compare
- 176 Cape Verde 0 compare
- 176 Grenada 0 compare
- 176 Sierra Leone 0 compare
- 176 East Timor 0 compare
More social development data for Singapore
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 43 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 1.73 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 212 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 0 (2025)
- Press freedom 0 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 6.58 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forcibly displaced people in Singapore?
- Forcibly displaced people in Singapore was 0 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2010.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2018.
- How does Singapore rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Singapore ranks 176th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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.