Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Thailand
Thailand: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 273,000 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Thailand, 2011–2025
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 Thailand stood at 273,000. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 680.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Thailand peaked at 273,000 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 520, in 2021.
Thailand ranks 30th of 62 countries on this measure, 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 35,000 | — |
| 2012 | 35,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 35,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 35,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 41,000 | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 41,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 41,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 520 | -98.7% |
| 2025 | 273,000 | +52400.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37,000 | 35,000 | 41,000 | 9 |
| 2020s | 136,760 | 520 | 273,000 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More social development data for Thailand
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 84,017 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 327 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 327 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 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 Thailand?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Thailand was 273,000 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 273,000 in 2025.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 520 in 2021.
- How does Thailand rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Thailand ranks 30th out of 62 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 680.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand 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.