Forcibly displaced people in Angola
Angola: Forcibly displaced people was 55,657 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forcibly displaced people in Angola, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
The most recent figure for forcibly displaced people in Angola is 55,657, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Angola peaked at 71,250 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 19,366, in 2011.
That places Angola 96th 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 Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19,370 | — |
| 2011 | 19,366 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 43,722 | +125.8% |
| 2013 | 43,802 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 45,668 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 45,678 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 45,678 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 71,250 | +56.0% |
| 2018 | 69,984 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 55,971 | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 56,069 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 56,324 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 55,782 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 55,442 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 55,542 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 55,657 | +0.2% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 55,657 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56,328, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Angola's 55,657 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70,609, 79% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forcibly displaced people in Angola 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +125.8% | 19,366 | 43,722 |
| 2017 | +56.0% | 45,678 | 71,250 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46,049 | 19,366 | 71,250 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,803 | 55,442 | 56,324 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More social development data for Angola
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 25,396 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,433 (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 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,433 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 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 Angola?
- Forcibly displaced people in Angola was 55,657 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 71,250 in 2017.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,366 in 2011.
- How does Angola rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Angola ranks 96th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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.