There has never been as many refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the world as now. The United Nations registered about 32 million refugees and 67 million IDPs in 2024. The numbers for both have been increasing over the last decade. Especially the internally displaced persons worldwide has been heavily increasing recently, with a sharp increase in the years after the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War in 2011. In 2022, Ukraine was the country in the world with the highest number of IDPs.
Number of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) worldwide from 2000 to 2024
Characteristic
Refugees
IDPs
2024*
31,956,584
67,053,895
2023
31,637,408
63,251,367
2022
29,429,078
57,321,197
2021
21,327,285
51,322,623
2020
20,661,846
48,557,439
2019
20,444,819
43,503,362
2018
20,359,556
41,425,168
2017
19,940,568
39,118,516
2016
17,184,291
36,627,127
2015
16,110,280
37,494,172
2014
14,384,302
32,274,619
2013
11,698,238
23,925,555
2012
10,497,028
17,670,368
2011
10,403,951
15,473,378
2010
10,548,848
14,697,804
2009
10,395,724
15,628,057
2008
10,488,934
14,442,227
2007
11,390,108
13,740,317
2006
9,876,924
12,794,268
2005
8,661,293
6,616,791
2004
9,572,719
5,426,539
2003
9,592,247
4,181,701
2002
10,593,526
4,646,641
2001
12,116,301
5,096,502
2000
12,129,079
5,998,501
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UNHCR. (October 8, 2024). Number of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) worldwide from 2000 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/268702/number-of-refugees-and-internally-displaced-persons-worldwide-since-2000/
UNHCR. "Number of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) worldwide from 2000 to 2024." Chart. October 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/268702/number-of-refugees-and-internally-displaced-persons-worldwide-since-2000/
UNHCR. (2024). Number of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) worldwide from 2000 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/268702/number-of-refugees-and-internally-displaced-persons-worldwide-since-2000/
UNHCR. "Number of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (Idps) Worldwide from 2000 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/268702/number-of-refugees-and-internally-displaced-persons-worldwide-since-2000/
UNHCR, Number of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) worldwide from 2000 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/268702/number-of-refugees-and-internally-displaced-persons-worldwide-since-2000/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) worldwide from 2000 to 2024 [Graph], UNHCR, October 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/268702/number-of-refugees-and-internally-displaced-persons-worldwide-since-2000/
