Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in South Asia
South Asia: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 1.12 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in South Asia, 2009–2025
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 South Asia stood at 1.12 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in South Asia peaked at 1.57 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 922,000, in 2019.
That places South Asia 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in South Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.39 million | — |
| 2010 | 1.45 million | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 1.25 million | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 1.57 million | +25.4% |
| 2013 | 1.09 million | -30.4% |
| 2014 | 1.42 million | +30.0% |
| 2015 | 1.13 million | -20.3% |
| 2016 | 1.32 million | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 1.30 million | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 942,000 | -27.5% |
| 2019 | 922,000 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 925,000 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 943,000 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 935,000 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 954,000 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 1.11 million | +16.9% |
| 2025 | 1.12 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.39 million | 1.39 million | 1.39 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.24 million | 922,000 | 1.57 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 998,267 | 925,000 | 1.12 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More social development data for South Asia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.44 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 238,179 (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 238,179 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 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 13.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.44 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3.48 % 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 South Asia?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in South Asia was 1.12 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 922,000 in 2019.
- How does South Asia rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- South Asia ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia 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.