Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in ECE_European Union (E25)
ECE_European Union (E25): Internally displaced persons was 247,821 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Internally displaced persons in ECE_European Union (E25), 2009–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ECE_European Union (E25) recorded 247,821 for internally displaced persons in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced persons in ECE_European Union (E25) peaked at 272,400 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 203,400, in 2009.
ECE_European Union (E25) ranks 123rd 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 in ECE_European Union (E25), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 203,400 | — |
| 2010 | 210,285 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 210,059 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 210,000 | -0.0% |
| 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 | 238,367 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 257,334 | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 246,412 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 248,467 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 248,998 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 247,821 | -0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Internally displaced persons in ECE_European Union (E25) 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 | 203,400 | 203,400 | 203,400 | 1 |
| 2010s | 227,470 | 210,000 | 272,400 | 10 |
| 2020s | 247,900 | 238,367 | 257,334 | 6 |
More population data for ECE_European Union (E25)
- Total population by age 3,649 (2100)
- Total population by age 5,011 (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 124,392 (2025)
- International migrants, by country of destination 63.32 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced persons in ECE_European Union (E25)?
- Internally displaced persons in ECE_European Union (E25) was 247,821 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest internally displaced persons recorded in ECE_European Union (E25)?
- The highest recorded value was 272,400 in 2015.
- What is the lowest internally displaced persons recorded in ECE_European Union (E25)?
- The lowest recorded value was 203,400 in 2009.
- How does ECE_European Union (E25) rank for internally displaced persons?
- ECE_European Union (E25) ranks 123rd out of 148 groups with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced persons rising or falling in ECE_European Union (E25)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE_European Union (E25) 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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