Forcibly displaced people in Albania
Albania: Forcibly displaced people was 4,684 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forcibly displaced people in Albania, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Albania recorded 4,684 for forcibly displaced people in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.1% on the previous year and up 398.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Albania peaked at 9,381 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 95, in 2010.
Albania ranks 136th 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.
Forcibly displaced people in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 95 | — |
| 2011 | 105 | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 112 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 324 | +189.3% |
| 2014 | 593 | +83.0% |
| 2015 | 939 | +58.3% |
| 2016 | 2,891 | +207.9% |
| 2017 | 156 | -94.6% |
| 2018 | 291 | +86.5% |
| 2019 | 125 | -57.0% |
| 2020 | 105 | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 115 | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 2,681 | +2231.3% |
| 2023 | 5,087 | +89.7% |
| 2024 | 9,381 | +84.4% |
| 2025 | 4,684 | -50.1% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 4,684 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,510, 8% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Albania's 4,684 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 115,499, 4% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forcibly displaced people in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +2231.3% | 115 | 2,681 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 563.1 | 95 | 2,891 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,676 | 105 | 9,381 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More social development data for Albania
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,673 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 21,447 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0091 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 21,447 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forcibly displaced people in Albania?
- Forcibly displaced people in Albania was 4,684 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 9,381 in 2024.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 95 in 2010.
- How does Albania rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Albania ranks 136th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 398.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania 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.