Forcibly displaced people in Madagascar
Madagascar: Forcibly displaced people was 1,366 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forcibly displaced people in Madagascar, 2011–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 1,366 for forcibly displaced people in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 8,437.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Madagascar peaked at 2,129 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2011.
Madagascar ranks 145th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forcibly displaced people in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | — |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11 | +120.0% |
| 2014 | 16 | +45.5% |
| 2015 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 49 | +206.2% |
| 2017 | 96 | +95.9% |
| 2018 | 2,129 | +2117.7% |
| 2019 | 241 | -88.7% |
| 2020 | 301 | +24.9% |
| 2021 | 1,587 | +427.2% |
| 2022 | 233 | -85.3% |
| 2023 | 987 | +323.6% |
| 2024 | 1,436 | +45.5% |
| 2025 | 1,366 | -4.9% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1,366 is below the median for low income countries, which is 762,014, 0% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1,366 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70,609, 2% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forcibly displaced people in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +2117.7% | 96 | 2,129 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 285.33 | 5 | 2,129 | 9 |
| 2020s | 985 | 233 | 1,587 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More social development data for Madagascar
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 87 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 637 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 25 % 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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 637 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (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 Madagascar?
- Forcibly displaced people in Madagascar was 1,366 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 2,129 in 2018.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2011.
- How does Madagascar rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Madagascar ranks 145th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8,437.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.