Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 30.35 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 30.35 million, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and up 235.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 33.91 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.84 million, in 2011.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 9th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 10.24 million | — |
| 2010 | 9.89 million | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 6.84 million | -30.8% |
| 2012 | 8.62 million | +25.9% |
| 2013 | 8.96 million | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 9.30 million | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 9.06 million | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 9.63 million | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 11.73 million | +21.7% |
| 2018 | 14.97 million | +27.6% |
| 2019 | 18.16 million | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 21.21 million | +16.8% |
| 2021 | 24.98 million | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 27.71 million | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 32.52 million | +17.3% |
| 2024 | 33.91 million | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 30.35 million | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.24 million | 10.24 million | 10.24 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.72 million | 6.84 million | 18.16 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.45 million | 21.21 million | 33.91 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More social development data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.06 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.16 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0116 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.16 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0084 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 11.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.06 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -13.83 % 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 30.35 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.91 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.84 million in 2011.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 235.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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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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.