Forcibly displaced people in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Forcibly displaced people was 17.90 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forcibly displaced people in Latin America & Caribbean, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 17.90 million for forcibly displaced people in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 141.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 17.90 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.91 million, in 2010.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 25th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.68 million | 5.91 million | 11.27 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.15 million | 11.04 million | 17.90 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More social development data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 540,170 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1.02 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.02 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 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 540,170 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.43 % 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- Forcibly displaced people in Latin America & Caribbean was 17.90 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?
- The highest recorded value was 17.90 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.91 million in 2010.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.