Forcibly displaced people in Netherlands
Netherlands: Forcibly displaced people was 333,597 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forcibly displaced people in Netherlands, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
The most recent figure for forcibly displaced people in Netherlands is 333,597, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 186.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Netherlands peaked at 333,597 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 74,700, in 2013.
Netherlands ranks 52nd of 180 countries on this measure, 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 Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 87,982 | — |
| 2011 | 84,993 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 82,299 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 74,700 | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 89,397 | +19.7% |
| 2015 | 116,548 | +30.4% |
| 2016 | 112,096 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 109,661 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 114,127 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 110,016 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 107,779 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 116,691 | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 268,962 | +130.5% |
| 2023 | 281,682 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 310,239 | +10.1% |
| 2025 | 333,597 | +7.5% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 333,597 is above the median for high income countries, which is 51,316, 6.5× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 333,597 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 115,499, 2.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forcibly displaced people in Netherlands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +130.5% | 116,691 | 268,962 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98,182 | 74,700 | 116,548 | 10 |
| 2020s | 236,492 | 107,779 | 333,597 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More social development data for Netherlands
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 283,935 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 159 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 159 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0157 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 Netherlands?
- Forcibly displaced people in Netherlands was 333,597 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 333,597 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,700 in 2013.
- How does Netherlands rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Netherlands ranks 52nd out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 186.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.