Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Syria
Syria: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 5.96 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Syria, 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 Syria stood at 5.96 million.
The figure is down 19.5% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Syria peaked at 7.60 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 433,000, in 2009.
Syria ranks 3rd of 62 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 433,000 | — |
| 2010 | 433,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 600,000 | +38.6% |
| 2012 | 3.00 million | +400.0% |
| 2013 | 6.50 million | +116.7% |
| 2014 | 7.60 million | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 6.60 million | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 6.33 million | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 6.78 million | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 6.12 million | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 6.50 million | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 6.57 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 6.66 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 6.87 million | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 7.25 million | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 7.41 million | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 5.96 million | -19.5% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 5.96 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 769,000, 7.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Syria's 5.96 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 997,000, 6.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Syria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +400.0% | 600,000 | 3.00 million |
| 2013 | +116.7% | 3.00 million | 6.50 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 433,000 | 433,000 | 433,000 | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.05 million | 433,000 | 7.60 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.79 million | 5.96 million | 7.41 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 1 Sudan 9.12 million compare
- 2 Colombia 7.21 million compare
- 4 Yemen 4.80 million compare
- 5 Afghanistan 4.36 million compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of Congo 4.28 million compare
More social development data for Syria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,885 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.87 million (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 0.1899 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.87 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Syria?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Syria was 5.96 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.60 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 433,000 in 2009.
- How does Syria rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Syria ranks 3rd out of 62 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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.