Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in ECLAC_All countries
ECLAC_All countries: Internally displaced persons was 10.50 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Internally displaced persons in ECLAC_All countries, 2009–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, internally displaced persons in ECLAC_All countries stood at 10.50 million. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced persons in ECLAC_All countries peaked at 10.50 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.07 million, in 2009.
That places ECLAC_All countries 57th out of 148 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Internally displaced persons in ECLAC_All countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5.07 million | — |
| 2010 | 5.47 million | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 5.59 million | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 5.77 million | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 6.25 million | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 6.75 million | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 7.04 million | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 8.07 million | +14.5% |
| 2017 | 7.33 million | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 6.59 million | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 6.59 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 6.02 million | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 6.51 million | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 6.12 million | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 6.30 million | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 9.63 million | +52.9% |
| 2025 | 10.50 million | +9.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Internally displaced persons in ECLAC_All countries 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +52.9% | 6.30 million | 9.63 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.07 million | 5.07 million | 5.07 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.55 million | 5.47 million | 8.07 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.51 million | 6.02 million | 10.50 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC_All countries
More population data for ECLAC_All countries
- Total population by age 6,540 (2100)
- Total population by age 3,835 (2023)
- Refugees by host country, per 1 USD GNI per capita 10 (2025)
- Refugees by host country, per 1000 population 10 (2025)
- New internal displacements 5.10 million (2025)
- International migrants, by country of destination 17.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced persons in ECLAC_All countries?
- Internally displaced persons in ECLAC_All countries was 10.50 million in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest internally displaced persons recorded in ECLAC_All countries?
- The highest recorded value was 10.50 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest internally displaced persons recorded in ECLAC_All countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.07 million in 2009.
- How does ECLAC_All countries rank for internally displaced persons?
- ECLAC_All countries ranks 57th out of 148 groups with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced persons rising or falling in ECLAC_All countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC_All countries 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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