Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Russia
Russia: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 580 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Russia, 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 Russia is 580, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.7% on the previous year and down 97.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Russia peaked at 171,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 470, in 2021.
That places Russia 61st out of 62 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 80,000 | — |
| 2010 | 78,000 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 29,000 | -62.8% |
| 2013 | 35,000 | +20.7% |
| 2014 | 25,000 | -28.6% |
| 2015 | 27,000 | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 19,000 | -29.6% |
| 2017 | 19,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,300 | -87.9% |
| 2019 | 1,800 | -21.7% |
| 2020 | 1,100 | -38.9% |
| 2021 | 470 | -57.3% |
| 2022 | 7,200 | +1431.9% |
| 2023 | 60,000 | +733.3% |
| 2024 | 171,000 | +185.0% |
| 2025 | 580 | -99.7% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 580 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,600, 8% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Russia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +1431.9% | 470 | 7,200 |
| 2023 | +733.3% | 7,200 | 60,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 1 |
| 2010s | 26,233 | 1,800 | 78,000 | 9 |
| 2020s | 40,058 | 470 | 171,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 58 Turkey 2,000 compare
- 58 Uganda 2,000 compare
- 60 East Timor 900 compare
- 62 North Macedonia 110 compare
More social development data for Russia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11,811 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 99,360 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (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 99,360 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Russia?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Russia was 580 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 171,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 470 in 2021.
- How does Russia rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Russia ranks 61st out of 62 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Russia 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.