Internally displaced people due to conflict in Georgia
Georgia: Internally displaced people due to conflict was 300,439 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Internally displaced people due to conflict in Georgia, 1993–2025
Source: UNHCR (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for internally displaced people due to conflict in Georgia is 300,439 people, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people due to conflict in Georgia peaked at 359,716 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 234,249 people, in 2005.
That places Georgia 25th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Internally displaced people due to conflict in Georgia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 260,000 people | — |
| 1994 | 280,000 people | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 272,400 people | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 272,359 people | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 273,386 people | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 277,006 people | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 278,533 people | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 272,101 people | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 264,221 people | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 261,583 people | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 260,215 people | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 237,069 people | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 234,249 people | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 245,980 people | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 273,193 people | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 329,870 people | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 352,640 people | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 359,716 people | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 273,997 people | -23.8% |
| 2012 | 279,778 people | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 257,611 people | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 262,704 people | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 268,416 people | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 273,765 people | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 278,103 people | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 282,382 people | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 286,216 people | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 288,538 people | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 290,156 people | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 292,856 people | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 295,831 people | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 299,172 people | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 300,439 people | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 273,383 people | 260,000 people | 280,000 people | 7 |
| 2000s | 273,112 people | 234,249 people | 352,640 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 282,269 people | 257,611 people | 359,716 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 294,499 people | 288,538 people | 300,439 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More social development data for Georgia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 26,522 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,302 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0044 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,302 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0067 units per person (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 internally displaced people due to conflict in Georgia?
- Internally displaced people due to conflict in Georgia was 300,439 people in 2025, according to UNHCR (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 359,716 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 234,249 people in 2005.
- How does Georgia rank for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- Georgia ranks 25th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people due to conflict rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from UNHCR (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Internally displaced people due to conflict. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People who were forced to leave their homes due to armed conflict or violence.