Internally displaced persons in Yemen
Yemen: Internally displaced persons was 4.80 million in 2025. β Volatile
Latest (2025)
4.80 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 104 countries
All-time high
4.80 million
in 2024
All-time low
175,000
in 2009
Years of data
17
2009β2025
Internally displaced persons in Yemen, 2009β2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 4.80 million for internally displaced persons in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 91.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced persons in Yemen peaked at 4.80 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 175,000, in 2009.
That places Yemen 7th out of 104 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 175,000 | 175,000 | 175,000 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.42 million | 226,000 | 3.64 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.46 million | 3.86 million | 4.80 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 5.96 million compare
- 5 Bangladesh 5.54 million compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.91 million compare
- 8 Myanmar 3.92 million compare
- 9 Ukraine 3.71 million compare
- 10 Nigeria 3.67 million compare
More population data for Yemen
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.258 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.88 million (2100)
- Population density 208.41 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.258 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5817 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.01 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 55,296 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.5 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 46,827 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced persons in Yemen?
- Internally displaced persons in Yemen was 4.80 million in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest internally displaced persons recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 4.80 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest internally displaced persons recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 175,000 in 2009.
- How does Yemen rank for internally displaced persons?
- Yemen ranks 7th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced persons rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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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