Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in ECE_Euro area (EMU)
ECE_Euro area (EMU): Internally displaced persons (IDPs) was 247,672 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Internally displaced persons in ECE_Euro area (EMU), 2009–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, internally displaced persons in ECE_Euro area (EMU) stood at 247,672.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced persons in ECE_Euro area (EMU) peaked at 272,400 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 201,000, in 2009.
ECE_Euro area (EMU) ranks 124th of 148 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in ECE_Euro area (EMU), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 201,000 | — |
| 2010 | 208,000 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 208,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 210,000 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 212,400 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 212,400 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 272,400 | +28.2% |
| 2016 | 272,000 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 216,867 | -20.3% |
| 2018 | 228,125 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 230,169 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 233,177 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 253,753 | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 246,360 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 248,467 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 248,988 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 247,672 | -0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in ECE_Euro area (EMU) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +28.2% | 212,400 | 272,400 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 201,000 | 201,000 | 201,000 | 1 |
| 2010s | 227,036 | 208,000 | 272,400 | 10 |
| 2020s | 246,403 | 233,177 | 253,753 | 6 |
More population data for ECE_Euro area (EMU)
- Total population by age 2,953 (2100)
- Total population by age 3,771 (2023)
- Refugees by host country, per 1 USD GNI per capita 17 (2025)
- Refugees by host country, per 1000 population 17 (2025)
- New internal displacements 122,728 (2025)
- International migrants, by country of destination 55.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced persons in ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
- Internally displaced persons in ECE_Euro area (EMU) was 247,672 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest internally displaced persons recorded in ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
- The highest recorded value was 272,400 in 2015.
- What is the lowest internally displaced persons recorded in ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
- The lowest recorded value was 201,000 in 2009.
- How does ECE_Euro area (EMU) rank for internally displaced persons?
- ECE_Euro area (EMU) ranks 124th out of 148 groups with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced persons rising or falling in ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE_Euro area (EMU) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Internally displaced persons (IDPs). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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