Other people in need of international protection by country or in IDA only
IDA only: Other people in need of international protection by country or was 78,819 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Other people in need of international protection by country or in IDA 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 IDA only is 78,819, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 236.8% on the previous year and up 116.5% over ten years.
IDA only ranks 17th of 20 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Other people in need of international protection by country or in IDA only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 36,400 | — |
| 2019 | 22,000 | -39.6% |
| 2020 | 23,307 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 25,800 | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 19,635 | -23.9% |
| 2023 | 21,668 | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 23,400 | +8.0% |
| 2025 | 78,819 | +236.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29,200 | 22,000 | 36,400 | 2 |
| 2020s | 32,105 | 19,635 | 78,819 | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 8,259 compare
- 15 Curaçao 6,903 compare
- 16 Trinidad and Tobago 3,856 compare
- 17 Cayman Islands 0 compare
- 17 Guatemala 0 compare
- 17 Nicaragua 0
- 17 Paraguay 0 compare
- 17 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 compare
More social development data for IDA only
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.41 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20.03 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0154 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20.03 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0073 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 12.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.41 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -11.5 % 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 only?
- Other people in need of international protection by country or in IDA only was 78,819 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 78,819 in 2025.
- What is the lowest other people in need of international protection by country or recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,635 in 2022.
- How does IDA only rank for other people in need of international protection by country or?
- IDA only ranks 17th out of 20 groups with data for 2025.
- Is other people in need of international protection by country or rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA 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.