Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 23.92 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Early-demographic dividend, 2009–2025
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 Early-demographic dividend is 23.92 million, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 23.97 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.16 million, in 2009.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 15th of 43 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 Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5.16 million | — |
| 2010 | 5.17 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.75 million | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 8.10 million | +40.9% |
| 2013 | 11.44 million | +41.1% |
| 2014 | 14.72 million | +28.7% |
| 2015 | 15.28 million | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 12.52 million | -18.0% |
| 2017 | 13.93 million | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 13.74 million | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 14.69 million | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 15.32 million | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 17.55 million | +14.5% |
| 2022 | 19.21 million | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 21.98 million | +14.4% |
| 2024 | 23.97 million | +9.1% |
| 2025 | 23.92 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.16 million | 5.16 million | 5.16 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.53 million | 5.17 million | 15.28 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.33 million | 15.32 million | 23.97 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 12 Burkina Faso 2.06 million compare
- 13 Palestine, State of 2.04 million compare
- 14 Haiti 1.43 million compare
- 15 Iraq 997,000 compare
- 16 Cameroon 954,000 compare
- 17 South Sudan 945,000 compare
- 18 Azerbaijan 657,000 compare
More social development data for Early-demographic dividend
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.69 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.41 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.41 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0024 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 -28.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.69 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -8.49 % 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Early-demographic dividend was 23.92 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 23.97 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.16 million in 2009.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.