Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Arab World
Arab World: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 26.41 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Arab World, 2009–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Arab World recorded 26.41 million for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.0% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Arab World peaked at 31.06 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.68 million, in 2011.
Arab World ranks 14th of 41 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Arab World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 10.02 million | — |
| 2010 | 9.99 million | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 7.68 million | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 10.07 million | +31.1% |
| 2013 | 12.66 million | +25.6% |
| 2014 | 16.12 million | +27.3% |
| 2015 | 17.55 million | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 16.26 million | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 14.79 million | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 15.56 million | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 17.11 million | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 17.09 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 18.45 million | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 20.12 million | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 27.70 million | +37.7% |
| 2024 | 31.06 million | +12.1% |
| 2025 | 26.41 million | -15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.02 million | 10.02 million | 10.02 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.78 million | 7.68 million | 17.55 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.47 million | 17.09 million | 31.06 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More social development data for Arab World
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3.48 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.09 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0181 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.09 million (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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3.48 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -4.01 % 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 internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Arab World?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Arab World was 26.41 million in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 31.06 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.68 million in 2011.
- How does Arab World rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Arab World ranks 14th out of 41 groups with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / origin. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.