Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in High income
High income: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 278,580 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in High income, 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 High income is 278,580, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 42.4% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in High income peaked at 508,150 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 210,100, in 2011.
High income ranks 39th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 283,400 | — |
| 2010 | 288,300 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 210,100 | -27.1% |
| 2012 | 239,000 | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 247,000 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 237,000 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 299,000 | +26.2% |
| 2016 | 291,000 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 236,000 | -18.9% |
| 2018 | 230,300 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 229,800 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 229,240 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 242,620 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 253,350 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 508,150 | +100.6% |
| 2024 | 484,000 | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 278,580 | -42.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 283,400 | 283,400 | 283,400 | 1 |
| 2010s | 250,750 | 210,100 | 299,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 332,657 | 229,240 | 508,150 | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
More social development data for High income
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.68 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 149,559 (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 149,559 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0068 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 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.68 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.03 % 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 High income?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in High income was 278,580 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 508,150 in 2023.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 210,100 in 2011.
- How does High income rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- High income ranks 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income 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.