Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Yemen
Yemen: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 4.80 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Yemen, 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 Yemen is 4.80 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 91.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Yemen peaked at 4.80 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 175,000, in 2009.
That places Yemen 4th out of 62 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 175,000 | — |
| 2010 | 226,000 | +29.1% |
| 2011 | 464,000 | +105.3% |
| 2012 | 385,000 | -17.0% |
| 2013 | 307,000 | -20.3% |
| 2014 | 334,000 | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 2.51 million | +651.2% |
| 2016 | 1.97 million | -21.3% |
| 2017 | 2.01 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.32 million | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 3.63 million | +56.4% |
| 2020 | 3.63 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.29 million | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 4.52 million | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 4.52 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 4.80 million | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 4.80 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 175,000 | 175,000 | 175,000 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.42 million | 226,000 | 3.63 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.43 million | 3.63 million | 4.80 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 1 Sudan 9.12 million compare
- 2 Colombia 7.21 million compare
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 5.96 million compare
- 5 Afghanistan 4.36 million compare
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4.28 million compare
- 7 Ukraine 3.71 million compare
More social development data for Yemen
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 49,107 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 57,327 (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 0.0014 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 57,327 (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 (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Yemen?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Yemen was 4.80 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 4.80 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 175,000 in 2009.
- How does Yemen rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Yemen ranks 4th out of 62 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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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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.