122.6 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced
at the end of June 2024 as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations or events seriously disturbing public order.
43.7 million refugees
- 32 million refugees under UNHCR’s mandate
- 5.8 million other people in need of international protection
- 6 million Palestine refugees under UNRWA’s mandate
72.1 million internally displaced people
8 million asylum-seekers
71% hosted in low- and middle-income countries
Low- and middle-income countries hosted 71 per cent of the world’s refugees and other people in need of international protection.
69% hosted in neighbouring countries
69 per cent of refugees and other people in need of international protection lived in countries neighbouring their countries of origin.
Demographics of forcibly displaced people
Children account for 30 per cent of the world’s population, but 40 per cent of all forcibly displaced people.