Other people in need of international protection by country or in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Other people in need of international protection by country or was 6.16 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other people in need of international protection by country or in Upper middle income, 2018–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 6.16 million for other people in need of international protection by country or in 2025. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 19.1% on the previous year and up 194.4% over ten years.
Upper middle income ranks 6th of 20 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Other people in need of international protection by country or in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2.09 million | — |
| 2019 | 2.91 million | +39.1% |
| 2020 | 3.18 million | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 3.66 million | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 4.52 million | +23.3% |
| 2023 | 5.14 million | +13.8% |
| 2024 | 5.17 million | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 6.16 million | +19.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.50 million | 2.09 million | 2.91 million | 2 |
| 2020s | 4.64 million | 3.18 million | 6.16 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More social development data for Upper middle income
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.86 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6.73 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0022 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6.73 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0019 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -35.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.86 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.9959 % change on previous year (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 other people in need of international protection by country or in Upper middle income?
- Other people in need of international protection by country or in Upper middle income was 6.16 million in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest other people in need of international protection by country or recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 6.16 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest other people in need of international protection by country or recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.09 million in 2018.
- How does Upper middle income rank for other people in need of international protection by country or?
- Upper middle income ranks 6th out of 20 groups with data for 2025.
- Is other people in need of international protection by country or rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 194.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Other people in need of international protection by country or territory of asylum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Other people in need of international protection refer to people who are outside their country or territory of origin, typically because they have been forcibly displaced across international borders, who have not been reported under other categories (including asylum-seekers and refugees) but who likely need international protection, including protection against forced return, as well as access to basic services on a temporary or longer-term basis.