Forcibly displaced people in Nepal
Nepal: Forcibly displaced people was 19,915 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forcibly displaced people in Nepal, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
The most recent figure for forcibly displaced people in Nepal is 19,915, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 75.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Nepal peaked at 140,741 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 19,597, in 2020.
That places Nepal 114th out of 180 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forcibly displaced people in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 140,741 | — |
| 2011 | 123,580 | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 106,280 | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 96,540 | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 88,624 | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 82,687 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 75,320 | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 21,615 | -71.3% |
| 2018 | 20,855 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 19,627 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 19,597 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 19,711 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 19,714 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19,882 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 19,874 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 19,915 | +0.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 19,915 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56,328, 35% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forcibly displaced people in Nepal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -71.3% | 75,320 | 21,615 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77,587 | 19,627 | 140,741 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,782 | 19,597 | 19,915 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More social development data for Nepal
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 19,613 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,019 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,019 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forcibly displaced people in Nepal?
- Forcibly displaced people in Nepal was 19,915 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 140,741 in 2010.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,597 in 2020.
- How does Nepal rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Nepal ranks 114th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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.