Forcibly displaced people in Eritrea
Eritrea: Forcibly displaced people was 119 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forcibly displaced people in Eritrea, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
The most recent figure for forcibly displaced people in Eritrea is 119, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 95.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Eritrea peaked at 14,944 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 119, in 2022.
Eritrea ranks 159th of 180 countries 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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14,944 | — |
| 2011 | 14,726 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 13,617 | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 13,171 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 12,898 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 2,549 | -80.2% |
| 2016 | 2,350 | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 2,392 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2,252 | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 199 | -91.2% |
| 2020 | 201 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 121 | -39.8% |
| 2022 | 119 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 119 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 119 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 119 | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 119 is below the median for low income countries, which is 762,014, 0% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 119 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70,609, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forcibly displaced people in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -91.2% | 2,252 | 199 |
| 2015 | -80.2% | 12,898 | 2,549 |
| 2021 | -39.8% | 201 | 121 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7,910 | 199 | 14,944 | 10 |
| 2020s | 133 | 119 | 201 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 156 Hong Kong 236 compare
- 157 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 158 compare
- 158 Cuba 155 compare
- 160 Nauru 97 compare
- 161 Cayman Islands 68 compare
- 162 Guinea-Bissau 54 compare
More social development data for Eritrea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 119 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 554,891 (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 0.1538 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 554,891 (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 (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forcibly displaced people in Eritrea?
- Forcibly displaced people in Eritrea was 119 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 14,944 in 2010.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 119 in 2022.
- How does Eritrea rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Eritrea ranks 159th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.