Forcibly displaced people in Philippines
Philippines: Forcibly displaced people was 29,974 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forcibly displaced people in Philippines, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Philippines recorded 29,974 for forcibly displaced people in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 76.1% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Philippines peaked at 445,722 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 170, in 2012.
Philippines ranks 108th 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15,296 | — |
| 2011 | 46,164 | +201.8% |
| 2012 | 170 | -99.6% |
| 2013 | 116,246 | +68280.0% |
| 2014 | 78,304 | -32.6% |
| 2015 | 62,439 | -20.3% |
| 2016 | 87,597 | +40.3% |
| 2017 | 445,722 | +408.8% |
| 2018 | 301,869 | -32.3% |
| 2019 | 180,999 | -40.0% |
| 2020 | 154,106 | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 109,387 | -29.0% |
| 2022 | 99,636 | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 111,963 | +12.4% |
| 2024 | 125,342 | +11.9% |
| 2025 | 29,974 | -76.1% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 29,974 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,510, 49% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 29,974 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,732, 4.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forcibly displaced people in Philippines 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 | +68280.0% | 170 | 116,246 |
| 2017 | +408.8% | 87,597 | 445,722 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 133,481 | 170 | 445,722 | 10 |
| 2020s | 105,068 | 29,974 | 154,106 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More social development data for Philippines
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,032 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 807 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 807 (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 Philippines?
- Forcibly displaced people in Philippines was 29,974 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 445,722 in 2017.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 170 in 2012.
- How does Philippines rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Philippines ranks 108th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Philippines 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.