Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in OECD members
OECD members: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 7.63 million in 2025. ▬ Flat
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in OECD members, 2009–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
OECD members recorded 7.63 million for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in OECD members peaked at 7.72 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.15 million, in 2022.
OECD members ranks 28th of 41 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in OECD members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5.92 million | — |
| 2010 | 6.32 million | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 6.44 million | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 6.62 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 6.81 million | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 7.28 million | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 7.51 million | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 7.71 million | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 7.00 million | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 6.25 million | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 5.92 million | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 5.28 million | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 5.61 million | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 5.15 million | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 5.67 million | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 7.72 million | +36.3% |
| 2025 | 7.63 million | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.92 million | 5.92 million | 5.92 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.79 million | 5.92 million | 7.71 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.18 million | 5.15 million | 7.72 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More social development data for OECD members
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.80 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 289,139 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 289,139 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0084 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 -2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.80 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 % 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 OECD members?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in OECD members was 7.63 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 7.72 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.15 million in 2022.
- How does OECD members rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- OECD members ranks 28th out of 41 groups with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this OECD members 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.