Forcibly displaced people in Georgia
Georgia: Forcibly displaced people was 327,810 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forcibly displaced people in Georgia, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Georgia recorded 327,810 for forcibly displaced people in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Georgia peaked at 330,791 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 208,172, in 2013.
Georgia ranks 53rd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Forcibly displaced people in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 257,680 | — |
| 2011 | 270,497 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 280,919 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 208,172 | -25.9% |
| 2014 | 235,098 | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 241,693 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 231,427 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 235,619 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 280,664 | +19.1% |
| 2019 | 288,466 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 292,062 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 293,047 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 321,869 | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 323,070 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 330,791 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 327,810 | -0.9% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 327,810 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,510, 5.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 327,810 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 115,499, 2.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forcibly displaced people in Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -25.9% | 280,919 | 208,172 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 253,024 | 208,172 | 288,466 | 10 |
| 2020s | 314,775 | 292,062 | 330,791 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More social development data for Georgia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 26,522 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,302 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0044 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,302 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0067 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 Georgia?
- Forcibly displaced people in Georgia was 327,810 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 330,791 in 2024.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 208,172 in 2013.
- How does Georgia rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Georgia ranks 53rd out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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.