The number of people forcibly displaced around the world stood at more than 117.8 million at the end of 2025 due to conflict, violence, and persecution, according to the UN refugee agency's latest annual report.

UNHCR reports a decline in global displacement in 2025, but long-term refugee crises and challenges persist for returnees.

At least 117.8 million people worldwide remain forcibly displaced due to conflict, violence, human rights abuses and per

The declining displacement number was linked to "a sharp increase" in the number of refugees and internally displaced people returning home.

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UNHCR reports sharp rise in returns to Afghanistan and Syria amid West Asia conflict shaping new displacement trends

The U.N. refugee agency reports that forced displacement due to conflict or persecution fell in 2025 for the first time in a decade.

At the end of 2025, 117.8 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced from their homes, marking a decline of 5.4 million compared to a year earlier, the UN refugee agency…

The decline reflected displaced people who returned home last year in countries including Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and Syria.

The U.N. refugee agency reports that forced displacement due to conflict or persecution fell in 2025 for the first time in a decade

The number of forcibly displaced people dropped for the first time in a decade last year, as more opted to return home despite often unsafe and unstable conditions, the United…

The number of people forcibly displaced around the world stood at more than 117.8 million at the end of 2025 due to conflict, violence, and persecution, according to the UN…

A new UN report indicates global refugee numbers decreased by 3% in 2025, the first drop in a decade. Learn more about the 41.6 million displaced people.