Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Middle income
Middle income: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 28.78 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Middle 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 Middle income is 28.78 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Middle income peaked at 28.78 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.92 million, in 2012.
Middle income ranks 13th 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 income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 14.20 million | — |
| 2010 | 14.71 million | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 14.26 million | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 13.92 million | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 17.07 million | +22.7% |
| 2014 | 19.30 million | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 20.84 million | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 19.55 million | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 17.59 million | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 16.31 million | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 16.36 million | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 15.69 million | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 16.15 million | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 22.11 million | +36.9% |
| 2023 | 22.88 million | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 28.19 million | +23.2% |
| 2025 | 28.78 million | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.20 million | 14.20 million | 14.20 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.99 million | 13.92 million | 20.84 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.30 million | 15.69 million | 28.78 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More social development data for Middle income
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.28 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10.13 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10.13 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0019 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 -23.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.28 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.32 % 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 Middle income?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Middle income was 28.78 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 28.78 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.92 million in 2012.
- How does Middle income rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Middle income ranks 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle 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.