Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 31.88 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Pre-demographic dividend, 2009–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 31.88 million for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and up 101.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 35.94 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.69 million, in 2011.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 12.90 million | — |
| 2010 | 12.64 million | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 9.69 million | -23.3% |
| 2012 | 11.02 million | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 14.84 million | +34.7% |
| 2014 | 15.03 million | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 15.82 million | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 16.16 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 16.83 million | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 18.87 million | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 22.22 million | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 24.48 million | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 27.10 million | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 29.76 million | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 34.87 million | +17.2% |
| 2024 | 35.94 million | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 31.88 million | -11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.90 million | 12.90 million | 12.90 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.31 million | 9.69 million | 22.22 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.67 million | 24.48 million | 35.94 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More social development data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.60 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13.59 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.012 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13.59 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0076 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 12.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.60 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -11.38 % 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Pre-demographic dividend was 31.88 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 35.94 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.69 million in 2011.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.