Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in IBRD only
IBRD only: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 15.64 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in IBRD only, 2009–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 15.64 million for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in IBRD only peaked at 16.34 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.86 million, in 2020.
That places IBRD only 20th out of 41 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 10.90 million | — |
| 2010 | 11.51 million | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 11.55 million | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 11.44 million | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 11.17 million | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 14.13 million | +26.5% |
| 2015 | 14.98 million | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 14.92 million | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 13.29 million | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 11.38 million | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 10.69 million | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 9.86 million | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 9.91 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 14.64 million | +47.8% |
| 2023 | 13.19 million | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 16.34 million | +23.9% |
| 2025 | 15.64 million | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.90 million | 10.90 million | 10.90 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.50 million | 10.69 million | 14.98 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.26 million | 9.86 million | 16.34 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 17 South Sudan 945,000 compare
- 18 Azerbaijan 657,000 compare
- 19 Chad 593,000 compare
- 20 Bangladesh 583,000 compare
- 21 Guatemala 573,000 compare
- 22 India 530,000 compare
- 23 Mozambique 465,000 compare
More social development data for IBRD only
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0014 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 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7.20 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7.20 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.30 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.30 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -29.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.6 % 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 IBRD only?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in IBRD only was 15.64 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 16.34 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.86 million in 2020.
- How does IBRD only rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- IBRD only ranks 20th out of 41 groups with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.