Forcibly displaced people in Cambodia
Cambodia: Forcibly displaced people was 518,028 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forcibly displaced people in Cambodia, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
The most recent figure for forcibly displaced people in Cambodia is 518,028, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1,850,000.0% on the previous year and up 528,500.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Cambodia peaked at 518,028 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2018.
Cambodia ranks 46th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forcibly displaced people in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 173 | — |
| 2011 | 106 | -38.7% |
| 2012 | 95 | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 70 | -26.3% |
| 2014 | 97 | +38.6% |
| 2015 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 231 | +135.7% |
| 2017 | 105 | -54.5% |
| 2018 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 27 | — |
| 2020 | 12 | -55.6% |
| 2021 | 36 | +200.0% |
| 2022 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29 | -19.4% |
| 2024 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 518,028 | +1850000.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 518,028 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56,328, 9.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 518,028 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,732, 77.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forcibly displaced people in Cambodia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +1850000.0% | 28 | 518,028 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.2 | 0 | 231 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86,362 | 12 | 518,028 | 6 |
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More social development data for Cambodia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 23 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11,332 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11,332 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 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 Cambodia?
- Forcibly displaced people in Cambodia was 518,028 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 518,028 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2018.
- How does Cambodia rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Cambodia ranks 46th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 528,500.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.