Forcibly displaced people in Ecuador
Ecuador: Forcibly displaced people was 783,887 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forcibly displaced people in Ecuador, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
In 2025, forcibly displaced people in Ecuador stood at 783,887. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 51.2% on the previous year and up 489.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Ecuador peaked at 783,887 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 104,300, in 2017.
Ecuador ranks 35th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forcibly displaced people in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 171,096 | — |
| 2011 | 144,941 | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 138,346 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 134,741 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 133,712 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 133,094 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 127,390 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 104,300 | -18.1% |
| 2018 | 374,859 | +259.4% |
| 2019 | 503,607 | +34.3% |
| 2020 | 532,360 | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 567,622 | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 565,183 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 540,040 | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 518,338 | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 783,887 | +51.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 783,887 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,510, 12.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 783,887 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15,910, 49.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forcibly displaced people in Ecuador 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 | +259.4% | 104,300 | 374,859 |
| 2025 | +51.2% | 518,338 | 783,887 |
| 2019 | +34.3% | 374,859 | 503,607 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 196,609 | 104,300 | 503,607 | 10 |
| 2020s | 584,572 | 518,338 | 783,887 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More social development data for Ecuador
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 26,428 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,723 (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 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,723 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0014 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 Ecuador?
- Forcibly displaced people in Ecuador was 783,887 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 783,887 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 104,300 in 2017.
- How does Ecuador rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Ecuador ranks 35th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 489.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.