Forcibly displaced people in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Forcibly displaced people was 100.09 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forcibly displaced people in IDA & IBRD total, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
In 2025, forcibly displaced people in IDA & IBRD total stood at 100.09 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 106.76 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.98 million, in 2011.
That places IDA & IBRD total 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Forcibly displaced people in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 36.53 million | — |
| 2011 | 33.98 million | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 38.12 million | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 46.79 million | +22.7% |
| 2014 | 54.16 million | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 59.01 million | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 57.42 million | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 60.52 million | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 64.75 million | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 70.12 million | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 73.22 million | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 79.56 million | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 94.77 million | +19.1% |
| 2023 | 101.07 million | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 106.76 million | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 100.09 million | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.14 million | 33.98 million | 70.12 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.58 million | 73.22 million | 106.76 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More social development data for IDA & IBRD total
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20.17 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 28.01 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 28.01 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0029 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -11.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20.17 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -8.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forcibly displaced people in IDA & IBRD total?
- Forcibly displaced people in IDA & IBRD total was 100.09 million in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 106.76 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.98 million in 2011.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for forcibly displaced people?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.