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Forcibly displaced people

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).

Latest, 2025578,674peopleAnnual release
vs 2024+0.2%577,676
High since 2010578,674people2025 · World Bank
Low since 2010137people2010 · World Bank

Over time

people2016 - 2025

Recent years

  1. 2025578,674people+0.2%
  2. 2024577,676people+0.3%
  3. 2023576,040people+135.9%
  4. 2022244,220people−0.5%
  5. 2021245,418people+0.9%
  6. 2020243,226people+0.1%
  7. 2019243,039people+0.2%
  8. 2018242,631people+0.1%
Full table
PeriodValue
2025578,674 people
2024577,676 people
2023576,040 people
2022244,220 people
2021245,418 people
2020243,226 people
2019243,039 people
2018242,631 people
2017242,388 people
2016257,295 people
2015251,345 people
2014249,257 people
2013242,168 people
2012162 people
2011153 people
2010137 people