Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in IDA blend
IDA blend: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 4.80 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in IDA blend, 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 IDA blend is 4.80 million, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in IDA blend peaked at 5.09 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.15 million, in 2012.
IDA blend ranks 32nd of 41 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 IDA blend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.83 million | — |
| 2010 | 1.76 million | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 1.41 million | -20.1% |
| 2012 | 1.15 million | -18.4% |
| 2013 | 4.55 million | +295.7% |
| 2014 | 3.64 million | -19.9% |
| 2015 | 4.31 million | +18.1% |
| 2016 | 3.07 million | -28.7% |
| 2017 | 2.77 million | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 3.61 million | +30.3% |
| 2019 | 4.26 million | +18.1% |
| 2020 | 4.48 million | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 4.87 million | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 5.09 million | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 4.53 million | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 4.71 million | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 4.80 million | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.83 million | 1.83 million | 1.83 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.05 million | 1.15 million | 4.55 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.74 million | 4.48 million | 5.09 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More social development data for IDA blend
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 781,782 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 781,782 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0036 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0011 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 2.46 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.46 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -11.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6.54 % 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 IDA blend?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in IDA blend was 4.80 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 5.09 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 million in 2012.
- How does IDA blend rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- IDA blend ranks 32nd out of 41 groups with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.