Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Benin
Benin: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 26,000 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Benin, 2018–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
In 2025, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Benin stood at 26,000. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 116.7% on the previous year and up 642.9% over ten years.
That places Benin 44th out of 62 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3,500 | — |
| 2019 | 3,500 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3,500 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,700 | -22.9% |
| 2022 | 1,200 | -55.6% |
| 2023 | 8,800 | +633.3% |
| 2024 | 12,000 | +36.4% |
| 2025 | 26,000 | +116.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 2 |
| 2020s | 9,033 | 1,200 | 26,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More social development data for Benin
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 16,974 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,279 (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 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,279 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0011 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 Benin?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Benin was 26,000 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 26,000 in 2025.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,200 in 2022.
- How does Benin rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Benin ranks 44th out of 62 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 642.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin 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.