Charting the Growing Population of Forcibly Displaced People

The Chart

This chart shows the global trend over the past 50 years of people who were forcibly displaced due to persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations, and more. This data comes from the Global Trends report published by the UN's refugee agency in June 2024.

3 Things to Know

1. An estimated 117 million people worldwide are now displaced, and the number of displaced people has increased every year for 12 years.
2. In 2023, conflicts in Sudan, Myanmar, and the State of Palestine displaced millions of people.
3. The number of refugees globally has tripled in the last decade.