Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Georgia
Georgia: Internally displaced persons was 353,165 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Internally displaced persons in Georgia, 2009–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for internally displaced persons in Georgia is 353,165, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced persons in Georgia peaked at 353,165 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 206,600, in 2013.
Georgia ranks 33rd of 104 countries on this measure, 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 Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 240,000 | — |
| 2010 | 257,000 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 270,000 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 279,778 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 206,600 | -26.2% |
| 2014 | 232,704 | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 239,191 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 228,765 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 233,103 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 278,103 | +19.3% |
| 2019 | 286,216 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 288,548 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 318,145 | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 324,046 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 335,244 | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 347,754 | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 353,165 | +1.6% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 353,165 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100,580, 3.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 353,165 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,002, 176.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Internally displaced persons in Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -26.2% | 279,778 | 206,600 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 240,000 | 240,000 | 240,000 | 1 |
| 2010s | 251,146 | 206,600 | 286,216 | 10 |
| 2020s | 327,817 | 288,548 | 353,165 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More population data for Georgia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 3,385 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5746 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.2343 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5746 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.6% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 126,871 people (2100)
- Population density 42.73 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.6% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.685 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced persons in Georgia?
- Internally displaced persons in Georgia was 353,165 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest internally displaced persons recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 353,165 in 2025.
- What is the lowest internally displaced persons recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 206,600 in 2013.
- How does Georgia rank for internally displaced persons?
- Georgia ranks 33rd out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced persons rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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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