Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Low income
Low income: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 39.54 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Low income, 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 Low income is 39.54 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 11.9% on the previous year and up 105.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Low income peaked at 44.86 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.97 million, in 2011.
That places Low income 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 10.46 million | — |
| 2010 | 9.98 million | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 7.97 million | -20.2% |
| 2012 | 12.23 million | +53.5% |
| 2013 | 16.02 million | +31.0% |
| 2014 | 18.32 million | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 19.23 million | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 19.06 million | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 21.56 million | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 23.98 million | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 27.98 million | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 31.14 million | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 35.68 million | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 38.83 million | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 43.90 million | +13.1% |
| 2024 | 44.86 million | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 39.54 million | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.46 million | 10.46 million | 10.46 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 17.63 million | 7.97 million | 27.98 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.99 million | 31.14 million | 44.86 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More social development data for Low income
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7.51 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17.84 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0232 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17.84 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0098 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 10.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7.51 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -13.79 % 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 Low income?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Low income was 39.54 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 44.86 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.97 million in 2011.
- How does Low income rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Low income ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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.