Asia and the Pacific Regional Trends - Forced Displacement and Statelessness 2025

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Document Type: English
Publish Date: 20 August 2026 (15 hours ago)
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Asia and the Pacific Regional Trends - Forced Displacement and Statelessness 2025

Document Type: Reports and Assessments
Document Language: English
By the end of 2025, the total number of refugees, asylum-seekers, IDPs, stateless people, returnees, other people in need of international protection and others of concern to UNHCR in the Asia and the Pacific region stood at 17.6 million – a 2% increase from 2024. The region hosts 14% of the total global population UNHCR protects and/or assists (17.6 million out of 129.4 million). This includes 12% of the world’s refugees, asylum-seekers and other people in need of international protection (5.2 million of 44.6 million) and 59% of all recorded stateless people, including those with undetermined nationality (2.6 million out of 4.5 million).

Locations

  • Afghanistan
  • Australia
  • Bangladesh
  • Cambodia
  • China
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Japan
  • Sri Lanka
  • Malaysia
  • Myanmar
  • New Zealand
  • Pakistan (Islamic Republic of)
  • Thailand

Population Group

Country Group
Afghanistan - Refugees, Myanmar - Refugees (Situation), Bangladesh - Refugees
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