Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 18.57 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2009–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 18.57 million for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in 2025.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 20.57 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.03 million, in 2010.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 18th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5.15 million | — |
| 2010 | 5.03 million | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 5.38 million | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 6.97 million | +29.8% |
| 2013 | 10.51 million | +50.7% |
| 2014 | 14.61 million | +39.0% |
| 2015 | 15.77 million | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 13.52 million | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 13.42 million | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 13.56 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 15.42 million | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 15.49 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 16.73 million | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 17.23 million | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 19.00 million | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 20.57 million | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 18.57 million | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.15 million | 5.15 million | 5.15 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.42 million | 5.03 million | 15.77 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.93 million | 15.49 million | 20.57 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 15 Iraq 997,000 compare
- 16 Cameroon 954,000 compare
- 17 South Sudan 945,000 compare
- 18 Azerbaijan 657,000 compare
- 19 Chad 593,000 compare
- 20 Bangladesh 583,000 compare
- 21 Guatemala 573,000 compare
More social development data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.29 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.24 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0109 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.24 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0057 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 -42.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.29 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -33.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 18.57 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.57 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.03 million in 2010.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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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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.