BREAKDOWN OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE (IDPs) BY AGE GROUP

59.1 million IDPs by end of 2021

A graph showing the estimated number of people of different age groups displaced by conflict, violence and disasters around the world at the end of 2021.

Source: IDMC, GRID 2022.

Estimated number of people of different age groups living in interal displacement as a result of conflict, violence and disasters globally at the end of 2021.

In 2021, 23.4 million displaced people were between the age of 25 and 64 years old. The second largest age group is 5-14 year olds with 13.8 million displaced, followed by 15-24 year olds (11.4 million). The youngest (0-4 years) represented 7.8 million individuals and the oldest (+65 years) 2.7 million.