Forcibly displaced people in High income
High income: Forcibly displaced people was 16.52 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forcibly displaced people in High income, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
High income recorded 16.52 million for forcibly displaced people in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 310.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in High income peaked at 16.52 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.41 million, in 2013.
High income ranks 30th of 47 groups 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 High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.68 million | — |
| 2011 | 2.58 million | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 2.63 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 2.41 million | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 3.04 million | +26.1% |
| 2015 | 4.03 million | +32.3% |
| 2016 | 4.72 million | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 5.13 million | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 5.94 million | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 6.55 million | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 6.63 million | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 7.23 million | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 13.48 million | +86.6% |
| 2023 | 15.60 million | +15.7% |
| 2024 | 15.89 million | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 16.52 million | +4.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forcibly displaced people in High income 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 | +86.6% | 7.23 million | 13.48 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.97 million | 2.41 million | 6.55 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.56 million | 6.63 million | 16.52 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
More social development data for High income
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.68 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 149,559 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 149,559 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0068 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.68 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.03 % change on previous year (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 High income?
- Forcibly displaced people in High income was 16.52 million in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 16.52 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.41 million in 2013.
- How does High income rank for forcibly displaced people?
- High income ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 310.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this High income 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.