Afghanistan vs Low & middle income: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum /

Afghanistan
4.36 million
in 2025
Low & middle income
68.32 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
5th
Low & middle income rank
2nd

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 68.32 million against 4.36 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 63.96 million.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 15.7 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 5th and Low & middle income ranks 2nd of 62 countries.

Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Low & middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 297,000 24.67 million 24.37 million Low & middle income
2010s 1.20 million 34.63 million 33.43 million Low & middle income
2020s 4.18 million 61.29 million 57.11 million Low & middle income

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 Low & middle income?
Low & middle income, at 68.32 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 Low & middle income?
63.96 million, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Low & middle income?
17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Low & middle income rank globally for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
Afghanistan ranks 5th and Low & middle income ranks 2nd 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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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.