Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 70,000 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Papua New Guinea, 2014–2025
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 Papua New Guinea stood at 70,000.
The figure is down 16.7% on the previous year and up 1,011.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Papua New Guinea peaked at 84,000 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,300, in 2015.
That places Papua New Guinea 38th out of 62 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7,500 | — |
| 2015 | 6,300 | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 8,400 | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 12,000 | +42.9% |
| 2018 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14,000 | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 13,000 | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 83,000 | +538.5% |
| 2023 | 84,000 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 84,000 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 70,000 | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10,033 | 6,300 | 14,000 | 6 |
| 2020s | 66,800 | 13,000 | 84,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More social development data for Papua New Guinea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,727 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 644 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 644 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (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 Papua New Guinea?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Papua New Guinea was 70,000 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 84,000 in 2023.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,300 in 2015.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 38th out of 62 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,011.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.