Forcibly displaced people in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Forcibly displaced people was 49.76 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forcibly displaced people in Least developed countries: UN classification, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
The most recent figure for forcibly displaced people in Least developed countries: UN classification is 49.76 million, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 174.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 51.41 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.73 million, in 2011.
Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 7th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.00 million | 10.73 million | 29.25 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.44 million | 32.48 million | 51.41 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries: UN classification
- 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 4.88 million compare
- 5 Yemen 4.86 million compare
- 6 Afghanistan 4.38 million compare
- 7 United States 4.18 million compare
- 8 Ukraine 3.71 million compare
- 9 Myanmar 3.64 million compare
- 10 Nigeria 3.64 million compare
More social development data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 9.39 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 14.87 million (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 2.94 million (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 598,535 (2025)
- Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 39.77 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forcibly displaced people in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Forcibly displaced people in Least developed countries: UN classification was 49.76 million in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 51.41 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.73 million in 2011.
- How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 174.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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.