Forcibly displaced people in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Forcibly displaced people was 100,533 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forcibly displaced people in Dominican Republic, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 100,533 for forcibly displaced people in 2025.
The figure is down 20.4% on the previous year and up 7,265.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Dominican Republic peaked at 126,804 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,351, in 2014.
Dominican Republic ranks 80th 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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,356 | — |
| 2011 | 2,378 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1,521 | -36.0% |
| 2013 | 1,543 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1,351 | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 1,365 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1,380 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1,444 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 26,919 | +1764.2% |
| 2019 | 34,541 | +28.3% |
| 2020 | 114,837 | +232.5% |
| 2021 | 116,804 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 116,443 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 126,804 | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 126,347 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 100,533 | -20.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 100,533 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,510, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 100,533 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15,910, 6.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forcibly displaced people in Dominican Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +1764.2% | 1,444 | 26,919 |
| 2020 | +232.5% | 34,541 | 114,837 |
| 2012 | -36.0% | 2,378 | 1,521 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7,480 | 1,351 | 34,541 | 10 |
| 2020s | 116,961 | 100,533 | 126,804 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More social development data for Dominican Republic
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,240 (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 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,240 (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 Dominican Republic?
- Forcibly displaced people in Dominican Republic was 100,533 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 126,804 in 2023.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,351 in 2014.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Dominican Republic ranks 80th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7,265.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.