Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in IDA only
IDA only: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 45.84 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in IDA only, 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 only is 45.84 million, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and up 122.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in IDA only peaked at 50.14 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.12 million, in 2011.
That places IDA only 5th out of 41 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 11.85 million | — |
| 2010 | 11.34 million | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 9.12 million | -19.6% |
| 2012 | 13.45 million | +47.5% |
| 2013 | 17.27 million | +28.4% |
| 2014 | 19.60 million | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 20.59 million | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 20.44 million | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 22.88 million | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 25.07 million | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 29.15 million | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 32.37 million | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 37.05 million | +14.5% |
| 2022 | 41.20 million | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 47.42 million | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 50.14 million | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 45.84 million | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.85 million | 11.85 million | 11.85 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.89 million | 9.12 million | 29.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.34 million | 32.37 million | 50.14 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 2 Colombia 7.21 million compare
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 5.96 million compare
- 4 Yemen 4.80 million compare
- 5 Afghanistan 4.36 million compare
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4.28 million compare
- 7 Ukraine 3.71 million compare
- 8 Myanmar 3.64 million compare
More social development data for IDA only
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.41 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20.03 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0154 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20.03 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0073 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 12.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.41 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -11.5 % 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 only?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in IDA only was 45.84 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 50.14 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.12 million in 2011.
- How does IDA only rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- IDA only ranks 5th out of 41 groups with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.