Forcibly displaced people in IDA total
IDA total: Forcibly displaced people was 64.09 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forcibly displaced people in IDA total, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
The most recent figure for forcibly displaced people in IDA total is 64.09 million, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 98.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in IDA total peaked at 67.61 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.80 million, in 2011.
That places IDA total 4th 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 total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19.28 million | — |
| 2011 | 16.80 million | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 20.68 million | +23.1% |
| 2013 | 27.76 million | +34.2% |
| 2014 | 30.08 million | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 32.35 million | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 31.40 million | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 35.47 million | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 38.57 million | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 43.33 million | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 46.92 million | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 52.53 million | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 57.25 million | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 64.20 million | +12.1% |
| 2024 | 67.61 million | +5.3% |
| 2025 | 64.09 million | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.57 million | 16.80 million | 43.33 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.77 million | 46.92 million | 67.61 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 1 Colombia 10.04 million compare
- 2 Sudan 9.98 million compare
- 3 Syria 6.34 million compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 4.88 million compare
- 5 Yemen 4.86 million compare
- 6 Afghanistan 4.38 million compare
- 7 United States 4.18 million compare
More social development data for IDA total
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.87 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20.81 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0105 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20.81 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.006 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 6.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.87 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -10.93 % 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 total?
- Forcibly displaced people in IDA total was 64.09 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 67.61 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.80 million in 2011.
- How does IDA total rank for forcibly displaced people?
- IDA total ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.