Afghanistan vs Least developed countries: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum /

Afghanistan
4.36 million
in 2025
Least developed countries
39.77 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
5th
Least developed countries rank
6th

Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Least developed countries
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How they compare

Least developed countries currently reports 39.77 million against 4.36 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 35.41 million.

That makes Least developed countries's figure about 9.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Least developed countries has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 5th and Least developed countries ranks 6th of 62 countries.

Least developed countries has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Least developed countries Difference Ahead
2000s 297,000 11.02 million 10.72 million Least developed countries
2010s 1.20 million 13.62 million 12.42 million Least developed countries
2020s 4.18 million 35.36 million 31.18 million Least developed countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /, Afghanistan or Least developed countries?
Least developed countries, at 39.77 million against 4.36 million in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / between Afghanistan and Least developed countries?
35.41 million, with Least developed countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Least developed countries?
17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Least developed countries rank globally for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
Afghanistan ranks 5th and Least developed countries ranks 6th of 62 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / origin. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / origin
Source
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
105 places, 1,584 data points, 2009–2025
Last refreshed

Internally displaced people (IDPs) are persons or groups of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of, or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, and violations of human rights, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized State border.