Forcibly displaced people in IDA blend
IDA blend: Forcibly displaced people was 7.82 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forcibly displaced people in IDA blend, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
The most recent figure for forcibly displaced people in IDA blend is 7.82 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in IDA blend peaked at 8.14 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.63 million, in 2012.
IDA blend ranks 35th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Forcibly displaced people in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.40 million | — |
| 2011 | 4.01 million | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 3.63 million | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 6.96 million | +91.9% |
| 2014 | 6.10 million | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 6.89 million | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 5.38 million | -21.9% |
| 2017 | 5.10 million | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 6.00 million | +17.7% |
| 2019 | 6.73 million | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 7.02 million | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 7.57 million | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 8.14 million | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 8.03 million | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 8.05 million | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 7.82 million | -2.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forcibly displaced people in IDA blend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +91.9% | 3.63 million | 6.96 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.52 million | 3.63 million | 6.96 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.77 million | 7.02 million | 8.14 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More social development data for IDA blend
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.46 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 781,782 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 781,782 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0036 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 -11.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.46 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6.54 % 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 blend?
- Forcibly displaced people in IDA blend was 7.82 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 blend?
- The highest recorded value was 8.14 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.63 million in 2012.
- How does IDA blend rank for forcibly displaced people?
- IDA blend ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.