Number of IDPs worldwide 2012-2022, by region

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Einar H. Dyvik,
Sep 7, 2023
The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the world has increased steadily over the past ten years, reaching 57 million in 2022.While the highest number of these are found in the Middle East and North Africa, there has been a significant increase in the number of IDPs in Sub-Saharan Africa since 2019, especially in the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes Region. Syria was the country in the world with the highest number of IDPs in 2022.

Total number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) under the concern of the UNHCR worldwide from 2012 to 2022, by region (in millions)

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June 2023

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2012 to 2022

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*Numbers for 2012 to 2021 were estimates made by Statista, numbers from 2022 are from the UNHCR database.

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