Forcibly displaced people in El Salvador
El Salvador: Forcibly displaced people was 61,510 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forcibly displaced people in El Salvador, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
In 2025, forcibly displaced people in El Salvador stood at 61,510. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 73.8% on the previous year and up 133,617.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in El Salvador peaked at 61,510 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 33, in 2014.
El Salvador ranks 92nd 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 57 | — |
| 2011 | 44 | -22.8% |
| 2012 | 43 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 47 | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 33 | -29.8% |
| 2015 | 46 | +39.4% |
| 2016 | 41 | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 45 | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 60 | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 77 | +28.3% |
| 2020 | 101 | +31.2% |
| 2021 | 164 | +62.4% |
| 2022 | 52,158 | +31703.7% |
| 2023 | 49,369 | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 35,392 | -28.3% |
| 2025 | 61,510 | +73.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 61,510 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,510, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 61,510 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15,910, 3.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forcibly displaced people in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +31703.7% | 164 | 52,158 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.3 | 33 | 77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,116 | 101 | 61,510 | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More social development data for El Salvador
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 182 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 68,182 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0107 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 68,182 (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 El Salvador?
- Forcibly displaced people in El Salvador was 61,510 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 61,510 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 in 2014.
- How does El Salvador rank for forcibly displaced people?
- El Salvador ranks 92nd out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133,617.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.