Other people in need of international protection by country or in IBRD only
IBRD only: Other people in need of international protection by country or was 6.93 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other people in need of international protection by country or in IBRD only, 2018–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
The most recent figure for other people in need of international protection by country or in IBRD only is 6.93 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.9% on the previous year and up 175.6% over ten years.
That places IBRD only 3rd out of 20 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Other people in need of international protection by country or in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2.52 million | — |
| 2019 | 3.53 million | +40.2% |
| 2020 | 3.80 million | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 4.35 million | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 5.17 million | +18.9% |
| 2023 | 5.70 million | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 5.83 million | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 6.93 million | +18.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.02 million | 2.52 million | 3.53 million | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.30 million | 3.80 million | 6.93 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More social development data for IBRD only
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.30 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7.20 million (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 7.20 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 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 -29.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.30 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.6 % 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 other people in need of international protection by country or in IBRD only?
- Other people in need of international protection by country or in IBRD only was 6.93 million in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest other people in need of international protection by country or recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 6.93 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest other people in need of international protection by country or recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.52 million in 2018.
- How does IBRD only rank for other people in need of international protection by country or?
- IBRD only ranks 3rd out of 20 groups with data for 2025.
- Is other people in need of international protection by country or rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 175.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Other people in need of international protection by country or territory of asylum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Other people in need of international protection refer to people who are outside their country or territory of origin, typically because they have been forcibly displaced across international borders, who have not been reported under other categories (including asylum-seekers and refugees) but who likely need international protection, including protection against forced return, as well as access to basic services on a temporary or longer-term basis.