Forcibly displaced people in Lebanon
Lebanon: Forcibly displaced people was 835,059 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forcibly displaced people in Lebanon, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
The most recent figure for forcibly displaced people in Lebanon is 835,059, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 62.7% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Lebanon peaked at 2.24 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 493,850, in 2011.
Lebanon ranks 33rd of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Forcibly displaced people in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 514,530 | — |
| 2011 | 493,850 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 622,362 | +26.0% |
| 2013 | 1.33 million | +113.1% |
| 2014 | 1.63 million | +23.2% |
| 2015 | 1.55 million | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.50 million | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.49 million | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.45 million | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.41 million | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.37 million | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.34 million | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.31 million | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.36 million | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 2.24 million | +64.1% |
| 2025 | 835,059 | -62.7% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 835,059 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56,328, 14.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 835,059 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 184,265, 4.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forcibly displaced people in Lebanon 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 | +113.1% | 622,362 | 1.33 million |
| 2024 | +64.1% | 1.36 million | 2.24 million |
| 2025 | -62.7% | 2.24 million | 835,059 |
| 2012 | +26.0% | 493,850 | 622,362 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.20 million | 493,850 | 1.63 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 million | 835,059 | 2.24 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More social development data for Lebanon
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 535,168 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,568 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (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 9,568 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0915 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forcibly displaced people in Lebanon?
- Forcibly displaced people in Lebanon was 835,059 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 493,850 in 2011.
- How does Lebanon rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Lebanon ranks 33rd out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.