Internally displaced people due to conflict in Iraq
Iraq: Internally displaced people due to conflict was 997,334 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people due to conflict in Iraq, 1993–2025
Source: UNHCR (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2025, internally displaced people due to conflict in Iraq stood at 997,334 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 77.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people due to conflict in Iraq peaked at 4.40 million people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1993.
That places Iraq 16th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Internally displaced people due to conflict in Iraq, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 people | — |
| 1994 | 0 people | — |
| 1995 | 0 people | — |
| 1996 | 32,000 people | — |
| 1997 | 35,055 people | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0 people | — |
| 2000 | 0 people | — |
| 2001 | 0 people | — |
| 2002 | 0 people | — |
| 2003 | 0 people | — |
| 2004 | 0 people | — |
| 2005 | 1.20 million people | — |
| 2006 | 1.83 million people | +52.9% |
| 2007 | 2.39 million people | +30.1% |
| 2008 | 2.65 million people | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 1.55 million people | -41.4% |
| 2010 | 1.34 million people | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 1.33 million people | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.13 million people | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 954,128 people | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 3.60 million people | +276.9% |
| 2015 | 4.40 million people | +22.4% |
| 2016 | 3.60 million people | -18.1% |
| 2017 | 2.62 million people | -27.4% |
| 2018 | 1.80 million people | -31.1% |
| 2019 | 1.41 million people | -21.5% |
| 2020 | 1.22 million people | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 1.19 million people | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 1.17 million people | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.12 million people | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 1.03 million people | -8.2% |
| 2025 | 997,334 people | -3.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Internally displaced people due to conflict in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +276.9% | 954,128 people | 3.60 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,579 people | 0 people | 35,055 people | 7 |
| 2000s | 961,948 people | 0 people | 2.65 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.22 million people | 954,128 people | 4.40 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 million people | 997,334 people | 1.22 million people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More social development data for Iraq
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 322,345 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 270,671 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0058 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 270,671 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0069 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 Iraq?
- Internally displaced people due to conflict in Iraq was 997,334 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 4.40 million people in 2015.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1993.
- How does Iraq rank for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- Iraq ranks 16th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people due to conflict rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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.