Forcibly displaced people in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Forcibly displaced people was 4.89 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forcibly displaced people in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
The most recent figure for forcibly displaced people in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 4.89 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 19.6% on the previous year and up 262.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 4.89 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.18 million, in 2012.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 45 groups 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.18 million | — |
| 2011 | 1.23 million | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.18 million | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.49 million | +26.4% |
| 2014 | 1.46 million | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.35 million | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 1.38 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.75 million | +26.3% |
| 2018 | 1.38 million | -20.9% |
| 2019 | 1.33 million | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 1.34 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.47 million | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 2.02 million | +37.3% |
| 2023 | 3.17 million | +57.0% |
| 2024 | 4.09 million | +29.0% |
| 2025 | 4.89 million | +19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.37 million | 1.18 million | 1.75 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.83 million | 1.34 million | 4.89 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More social development data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 250,606 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.73 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.73 million (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 250,606 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13.36 % change on previous year (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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Forcibly displaced people in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 4.89 million in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.89 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 million in 2012.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for forcibly displaced people?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 262.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.