Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 10.18 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Latin America & Caribbean, 2009–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 10.18 million for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 10.18 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.07 million, in 2009.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 23rd of 43 groups on this measure, 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 Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5.07 million | — |
| 2010 | 5.47 million | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 5.59 million | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 5.77 million | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 6.25 million | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 6.75 million | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 7.04 million | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 8.07 million | +14.5% |
| 2017 | 7.33 million | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 6.59 million | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 6.47 million | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 5.84 million | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 6.20 million | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 5.94 million | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 6.59 million | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 9.55 million | +44.8% |
| 2025 | 10.18 million | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.07 million | 5.07 million | 5.07 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.53 million | 5.47 million | 8.07 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.38 million | 5.84 million | 10.18 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 20 Bangladesh 583,000 compare
- 21 Guatemala 573,000 compare
- 22 India 530,000 compare
- 23 Mozambique 465,000 compare
- 24 Central African Republic 427,000 compare
- 25 Mali 409,000 compare
- 26 Niger 392,000 compare
More social development data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 540,170 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.02 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.02 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 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 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 540,170 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.43 % 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Latin America & Caribbean was 10.18 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 10.18 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.07 million in 2009.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.