Forcibly displaced people in Eswatini
Eswatini: Forcibly displaced people was 4,925 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forcibly displaced people in Eswatini, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
The most recent figure for forcibly displaced people in Eswatini is 4,925, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 414.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Eswatini peaked at 4,925 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 757, in 2010.
That places Eswatini 135th out of 180 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 757 | — |
| 2011 | 757 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 914 | +20.7% |
| 2013 | 1,032 | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 777 | -24.7% |
| 2015 | 957 | +23.2% |
| 2016 | 1,102 | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 1,334 | +21.1% |
| 2018 | 1,613 | +20.9% |
| 2019 | 1,903 | +18.0% |
| 2020 | 2,049 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 1,541 | -24.8% |
| 2022 | 2,149 | +39.5% |
| 2023 | 2,974 | +38.4% |
| 2024 | 4,459 | +49.9% |
| 2025 | 4,925 | +10.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 4,925 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56,328, 9% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 4,925 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70,609, 7% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,115 | 757 | 1,903 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,016 | 1,541 | 4,925 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More social development data for Eswatini
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,414 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 220 (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 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 220 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0011 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 Eswatini?
- Forcibly displaced people in Eswatini was 4,925 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 4,925 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 757 in 2010.
- How does Eswatini rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Eswatini ranks 135th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 414.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.