Forcibly displaced people in Mongolia
Mongolia: Forcibly displaced people was 26 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forcibly displaced people in Mongolia, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 26 for forcibly displaced people in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Mongolia peaked at 26 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2011.
Mongolia ranks 165th 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12 | — |
| 2011 | 5 | -58.3% |
| 2012 | 16 | +220.0% |
| 2013 | 13 | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 10 | -23.1% |
| 2015 | 16 | +60.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | -37.5% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26 | +160.0% |
| 2025 | 26 | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 26 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,510, 0% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 26 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,732, 0% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.2 | 5 | 16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5 | 5 | 26 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More social development data for Mongolia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,403 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,403 (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 Mongolia?
- Forcibly displaced people in Mongolia was 26 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 26 in 2024.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2011.
- How does Mongolia rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Mongolia ranks 165th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.