Other people in need of international protection by country or in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Other people in need of international protection by country or was 7.16 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other people in need of international protection by country or in IDA & IBRD total, 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 IDA & IBRD total is 7.16 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.3% on the previous year and up 180.6% over ten years.
That places IDA & IBRD total 2nd out of 20 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Other people in need of international protection by country or in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2.55 million | — |
| 2019 | 3.55 million | +39.1% |
| 2020 | 3.83 million | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 4.37 million | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 5.19 million | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 5.72 million | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 5.85 million | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 7.16 million | +22.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.05 million | 2.55 million | 3.55 million | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.35 million | 3.83 million | 7.16 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More social development data for IDA & IBRD total
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20.17 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 28.01 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 28.01 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0029 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 -11.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20.17 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -8.01 % 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- Other people in need of international protection by country or in IDA & IBRD total was 7.16 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 7.16 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest other people in need of international protection by country or recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.55 million in 2018.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for other people in need of international protection by country or?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd out of 20 groups with data for 2025.
- Is other people in need of international protection by country or rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 180.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.