Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / origin by country
Internally displaced people (IDPs) are persons or groups of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of, or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, and violations of human rights,...
What the numbers show
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / origin is currently reported for 62 countries. The highest value is 9.12 million in Sudan; the lowest is 110 in North Macedonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 258,000, and the mean is 1.10 million.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 82,882.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 294,614.0%), and the largest decrease in Turkey (down 99.8%).
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum /: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 9.12 million | 2025 | up 186.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Colombia | 7.21 million | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 3 | Syria | 5.96 million | 2025 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 4 | Yemen | 4.80 million | 2025 | up 91.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Afghanistan | 4.36 million | 2025 | up 271.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 4.28 million | 2025 | up 185.1% | rising |
| 7 | Ukraine | 3.71 million | 2025 | up 121.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Myanmar | 3.64 million | 2025 | up 465.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Nigeria | 3.50 million | 2025 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 10 | Somalia | 3.35 million | 2025 | up 173.7% | rising |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 2.38 million | 2025 | up 428.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 2.06 million | 2025 | up 294,614.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Palestine | 2.04 million | 2025 | up 820.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Haiti | 1.43 million | 2025 | up 68,042.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Iraq | 997,000 | 2025 | down 69.7% | falling |
| 16 | Cameroon | 954,000 | 2025 | up 669.4% | volatile |
| 17 | South Sudan | 945,000 | 2025 | down 44.3% | rising |
| 18 | Azerbaijan | 657,000 | 2025 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 19 | Chad | 593,000 | 2025 | up 454.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 583,000 | 2025 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 21 | Guatemala | 573,000 | 2025 | up 128.3% | rising |
| 22 | India | 530,000 | 2025 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 23 | Mozambique | 465,000 | 2025 | up 3,000.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Central African Republic | 427,000 | 2025 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 25 | Mali | 409,000 | 2025 | up 718.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Niger | 392,000 | 2025 | up 156.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Mexico | 390,000 | 2025 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 28 | Cote d'Ivoire | 302,000 | 2022 | up 277.5% | flat |
| 29 | Georgia | 301,000 | 2025 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 30 | Thailand | 273,000 | 2025 | up 680.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Pakistan | 269,000 | 2025 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Cyprus | 247,000 | 2025 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 33 | Serbia | 210,000 | 2025 | up 1,135.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Honduras | 101,000 | 2025 | down 42.0% | flat |
| 35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 95,000 | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 36 | Libya | 85,000 | 2025 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Peru | 82,000 | 2025 | up 36.7% | falling |
| 38 | Papua New Guinea | 70,000 | 2025 | up 1,011.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Lebanon | 64,000 | 2025 | up 433.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Nepal | 50,000 | 2016 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 41 | Indonesia | 36,000 | 2025 | up 490.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Philippines | 28,000 | 2025 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Congo | 27,000 | 2022 | up 246.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Benin | 26,000 | 2025 | up 642.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Liberia | 23,000 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Brazil | 19,000 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 47 | Togo | 18,000 | 2024 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Eritrea | 10,000 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Kenya | 10,000 | 2025 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Armenia | 7,600 | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 51 | Burundi | 6,800 | 2025 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Senegal | 5,900 | 2024 | down 75.4% | falling |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 4,800 | 2025 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Kyrgyzstan | 4,000 | 2022 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Turkmenistan | 4,000 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Uzbekistan | 3,400 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 57 | Egypt | 3,200 | 2020 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Turkey | 2,000 | 2019 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Uganda | 2,000 | 2025 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 60 | East Timor | 900 | 2014 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 61 | Russia | 580 | 2025 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 62 | North Macedonia | 110 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 68.60 million
- Euro area 247,000
- European Union 247,000
- Low & middle income 68.32 million
- IDA & IBRD total 66.28 million
- IDA total 50.64 million
- IDA only 45.84 million
- Least developed countries 39.77 million
- Low income 39.54 million
- Pre-demographic dividend 31.88 million
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 30.35 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 28.91 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa 28.91 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 28.91 million
- Middle income 28.78 million
- Arab World 26.41 million
- Early-demographic dividend 23.92 million
- Africa Eastern and Southern 20.55 million
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 18.60 million
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 18.57 million
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 16.53 million
- IBRD only 15.64 million
- Upper middle income 15.05 million
- Lower middle income 13.73 million
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 10.18 million
- Latin America & Caribbean 10.18 million
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 10.18 million
- Late-demographic dividend 8.99 million
- Africa Western and Central 8.36 million
- OECD members 7.63 million
- Europe & Central Asia 5.22 million
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 4.98 million
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 4.97 million
- IDA blend 4.80 million
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 4.56 million
- East Asia & Pacific 4.56 million
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 4.56 million
- Post-demographic dividend 3.81 million
- South Asia 1.12 million
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 1.12 million
About this data
Internally displaced people (IDPs) are persons or groups of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of, or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, and violations of human rights, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized State border.