Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs): Internally displaced persons (IDPs) was 3.39 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Internally displaced persons in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs), 2009–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for internally displaced persons in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) is 3.39 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 22.2% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced persons in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) peaked at 4.36 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.38 million, in 2021.
That places (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) 108th out of 148 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3.01 million | — |
| 2010 | 3.04 million | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 2.96 million | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 2.34 million | -21.0% |
| 2013 | 2.33 million | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.97 million | +70.9% |
| 2015 | 4.03 million | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 3.56 million | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 3.09 million | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 2.40 million | -22.3% |
| 2019 | 2.22 million | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 1.65 million | -25.5% |
| 2021 | 1.38 million | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 1.41 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 3.25 million | +130.8% |
| 2024 | 4.36 million | +34.0% |
| 2025 | 3.39 million | -22.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +130.8% | 1.41 million | 3.25 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.01 million | 3.01 million | 3.01 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.99 million | 2.22 million | 4.03 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.57 million | 1.38 million | 4.36 million | 6 |
More population data for (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)
- Total population by age 5,837 (2100)
- Total population by age 1,114 (2023)
- Refugees by host country, per 1 USD GNI per capita 9 (2025)
- Refugees by host country, per 1000 population 9 (2025)
- New internal displacements 2.85 million (2025)
- International migrants, by country of destination 10.15 million (2024)
- Refugees under UNRWA mandate, by host country 5.11 million (2025)
All data for (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced persons in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
- Internally displaced persons in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) was 3.39 million in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest internally displaced persons recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.36 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest internally displaced persons recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 million in 2021.
- How does (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) rank for internally displaced persons?
- (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) ranks 108th out of 148 groups with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced persons rising or falling in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) 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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