Forcibly displaced people in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Forcibly displaced people was 16.81 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forcibly displaced people in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 16.81 million for forcibly displaced people in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 127.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 16.81 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.87 million, in 2010.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 45 groups 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.87 million | — |
| 2011 | 5.98 million | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 6.13 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 6.61 million | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 7.09 million | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 7.39 million | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 8.44 million | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 7.73 million | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 9.33 million | +20.7% |
| 2019 | 10.45 million | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 10.20 million | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 11.07 million | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 11.76 million | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 13.11 million | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 16.15 million | +23.2% |
| 2025 | 16.81 million | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.50 million | 5.87 million | 10.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.18 million | 10.20 million | 16.81 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More social development data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 493,239 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.01 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.01 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 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 4.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 493,239 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is forcibly displaced people in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Forcibly displaced people in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 16.81 million in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.81 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.87 million in 2010.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding 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.