Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in India
India: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 530,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in India, 2009–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
In 2025, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in India stood at 530,000.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in India peaked at 1.00 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 470,000, in 2019.
India ranks 22nd of 62 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 500,000 | — |
| 2010 | 650,000 | +30.0% |
| 2011 | 650,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.00 million | +53.8% |
| 2013 | 526,000 | -47.4% |
| 2014 | 854,000 | +62.4% |
| 2015 | 612,000 | -28.3% |
| 2016 | 796,000 | +30.1% |
| 2017 | 826,000 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 479,000 | -42.0% |
| 2019 | 470,000 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 473,000 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 506,000 | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 498,000 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 517,000 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 525,000 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 530,000 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 1 |
| 2010s | 686,300 | 470,000 | 1.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 508,167 | 473,000 | 530,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 19 Chad 593,000 compare
- 20 Bangladesh 583,000 compare
- 21 Guatemala 573,000 compare
- 23 Mozambique 465,000 compare
- 24 Central African Republic 427,000 compare
- 25 Mali 409,000 compare
More social development data for India
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 238,643 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 42,610 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 42,610 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (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 India?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in India was 530,000 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.00 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 470,000 in 2019.
- How does India rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- India ranks 22nd out of 62 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.