Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 95,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2009–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 95,000 for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in 2025.
The figure is down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 114,000 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 91,000, in 2022.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 35th of 62 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 114,000 | — |
| 2010 | 113,000 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 113,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 103,000 | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 103,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100,000 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 98,000 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 98,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99,000 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 99,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 92,000 | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 91,000 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 95,000 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 95,000 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 95,000 | +0.0% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 95,000 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90,000, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 95,000 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,600, 12.5× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 114,000 | 114,000 | 114,000 | 1 |
| 2010s | 102,500 | 98,000 | 113,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94,500 | 91,000 | 99,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More social development data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 586 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24,653 (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 0.0079 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24,653 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 95,000 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 114,000 in 2009.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 91,000 in 2022.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 35th out of 62 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.