Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Libya
Libya: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 85,000 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Libya, 2011–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Libya recorded 85,000 for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in 2025.
That represents a change of down 20.6% on the previous year and down 83.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Libya peaked at 500,000 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 50,000, in 2012.
That places Libya 36th out of 62 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 154,000 | — |
| 2012 | 50,000 | -67.5% |
| 2013 | 59,000 | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 400,000 | +578.0% |
| 2015 | 500,000 | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 304,000 | -39.2% |
| 2017 | 197,000 | -35.2% |
| 2018 | 187,000 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 411,000 | +119.8% |
| 2020 | 278,000 | -32.4% |
| 2021 | 160,000 | -42.4% |
| 2022 | 135,000 | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 119,000 | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 107,000 | -10.1% |
| 2025 | 85,000 | -20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 251,333 | 50,000 | 500,000 | 9 |
| 2020s | 147,333 | 85,000 | 278,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More social development data for Libya
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 552,523 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,161 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,161 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0741 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 Libya?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Libya was 85,000 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 500,000 in 2015.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,000 in 2012.
- How does Libya rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Libya ranks 36th out of 62 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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.