Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Armenia
Armenia: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 7,600 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Armenia, 2009–2023
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
The most recent figure for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Armenia is 7,600, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Armenia peaked at 8,400 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 800, in 2020.
Armenia ranks 50th of 62 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 8,400 | — |
| 2010 | 8,400 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8,400 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8,400 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8,400 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8,400 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8,400 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8,400 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 800 | -90.5% |
| 2021 | 800 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7,600 | +850.0% |
| 2023 | 7,600 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,400 | 8,400 | 8,400 | 1 |
| 2010s | 8,400 | 8,400 | 8,400 | 7 |
| 2020s | 4,200 | 800 | 7,600 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More social development data for Armenia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 123,087 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,578 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (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 0.005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,578 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0399 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 (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Armenia?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Armenia was 7,600 in 2023, 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,400 in 2009.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 800 in 2020.
- How does Armenia rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Armenia ranks 50th out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia 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.