Forcibly displaced people in Qatar
Qatar: Forcibly displaced people was 348 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forcibly displaced people in Qatar, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
In 2025, forcibly displaced people in Qatar stood at 348.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Qatar peaked at 507 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 66, in 2010.
Qatar ranks 153rd of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Forcibly displaced people in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 66 | — |
| 2011 | 128 | +93.9% |
| 2012 | 134 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 140 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 218 | +55.7% |
| 2015 | 233 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 319 | +36.9% |
| 2017 | 311 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 280 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 301 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 444 | +47.5% |
| 2021 | 507 | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 337 | -33.5% |
| 2023 | 337 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 349 | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 348 | -0.3% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 348 is below the median for high income countries, which is 51,316, 1% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 348 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 184,265, 0% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forcibly displaced people in Qatar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +93.9% | 66 | 128 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 213 | 66 | 319 | 10 |
| 2020s | 387 | 337 | 507 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More social development data for Qatar
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 195 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 73 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (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 73 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 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 Qatar?
- Forcibly displaced people in Qatar was 348 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 507 in 2021.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 66 in 2010.
- How does Qatar rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Qatar ranks 153rd out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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.