Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 18.60 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 18.60 million.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 20.64 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.03 million, in 2010.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 17th out of 43 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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, 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 | 19.20 million | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 20.64 million | +7.5% |
| 2025 | 18.60 million | -9.9% |
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 | 17.98 million | 15.49 million | 20.64 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 14 Haiti 1.43 million compare
- 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
More social development data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.30 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.25 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.01 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.25 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0052 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 -42.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.30 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -33.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 18.60 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?
- The highest recorded value was 20.64 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.03 million in 2010.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 17th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.