Forcibly displaced people in Algeria
Algeria: Forcibly displaced people was 184,265 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forcibly displaced people in Algeria, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
The most recent figure for forcibly displaced people in Algeria is 184,265, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 82.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Algeria peaked at 188,206 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 94,441, in 2010.
That places Algeria 64th out of 180 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Forcibly displaced people in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 94,441 | — |
| 2011 | 94,950 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 95,852 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 95,937 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98,983 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 100,749 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 102,420 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 100,601 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 103,251 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 100,246 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 99,775 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 100,020 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 102,753 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 102,191 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 188,206 | +84.2% |
| 2025 | 184,265 | -2.1% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 184,265 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,510, 3.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 184,265 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 184,265, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forcibly displaced people in Algeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +84.2% | 102,191 | 188,206 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98,743 | 94,441 | 103,251 | 10 |
| 2020s | 129,535 | 99,775 | 188,206 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More social development data for Algeria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 180,575 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,174 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,174 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0038 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 Algeria?
- Forcibly displaced people in Algeria was 184,265 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 188,206 in 2024.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 94,441 in 2010.
- How does Algeria rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Algeria ranks 64th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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.