Forcibly displaced people in IDA blend
IDA blend: Forcibly displaced people was 7.82 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forcibly displaced people in IDA blend, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
The most recent figure for forcibly displaced people in IDA blend is 7.82 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in IDA blend peaked at 8.14 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.63 million, in 2012.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.52 million | 3.63 million | 6.96 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.77 million | 7.02 million | 8.14 million | 6 |
More social development data for IDA blend
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 2.46 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 781,782 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 232,430 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 412,369 (2025)
- Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 4.80 million (2025)
- Other people in need of international protection by country or territo 148,258 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forcibly displaced people in IDA blend?
- Forcibly displaced people in IDA blend was 7.82 million in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 8.14 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.63 million in 2012.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.