Other people in need of international protection by country or in IDA total
IDA total: Other people in need of international protection by country or was 227,077 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Other people in need of international protection by country or in IDA 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 total is 227,077, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 870.4% on the previous year and up 523.8% over ten years.
IDA total ranks 14th of 20 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Other people in need of international protection by country or in IDA total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 36,400 | — |
| 2019 | 22,038 | -39.5% |
| 2020 | 23,555 | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 26,039 | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 19,635 | -24.6% |
| 2023 | 21,668 | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 23,400 | +8.0% |
| 2025 | 227,077 | +870.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29,219 | 22,038 | 36,400 | 2 |
| 2020s | 56,896 | 19,635 | 227,077 | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 11 Uruguay 20,833 compare
- 12 Costa Rica 19,120 compare
- 13 Aruba 11,470 compare
- 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 total
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.87 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20.81 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0105 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20.81 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.006 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 6.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.87 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -10.93 % 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 total?
- Other people in need of international protection by country or in IDA total was 227,077 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 227,077 in 2025.
- What is the lowest other people in need of international protection by country or recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,635 in 2022.
- How does IDA total rank for other people in need of international protection by country or?
- IDA total ranks 14th out of 20 groups with data for 2025.
- Is other people in need of international protection by country or rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 523.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA 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.