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Historical Values
Year Value
2004 IDPs: 167,000 - 200,000 (mostly Pashtuns and Kuchis displaced in south and west due to drought and instability) (2004)
2005 IDPs: 167,000 - 200,000 (mostly Pashtuns and Kuchis displaced in south and west due to drought and instability) (2004)
2006 IDPs: 200,000-300,000 (mostly Pashtuns and Kuchis displaced in south and west due to drought and instability) (2005)
2007 IDPs: 136,565 (mostly Pashtuns and Kuchis displaced in south and west due to drought and instability) (2006)
2008 IDPs: 132,246 (mostly Pashtuns and Kuchis displaced in south and west due to drought and instability) (2007)
2009 IDPs: 132,246 (mostly Pashtuns and Kuchis displaced in south and west due to drought and instability) (2007)
2010 IDPs: 132,246 (mostly Pashtuns and Kuchis displaced in south and west due to drought and instability) (2007)
2011 IDPs: 132,246 (mostly Pashtuns and Kuchis displaced in south and west due to drought and instability) (2007)
2012 refugees (country of origin): 2,972 (Pakistan) (2011) IDPs: 481,877 (mostly Pashtuns and Kuchis displaced in the south and west due to drought and instability) (2012)
2013 refugees (country of origin): 16,147 (Pakistan) (2012) IDPs: 612,000 (mostly Pashtuns and Kuchis displaced in the south and west due to drought and instability) (2013)
2014 refugees (country of origin): 16,825 (Pakistan) (2013) IDPs: 667,158 (mostly Pashtuns and Kuchis displaced in the south and west due to drought and instability) (2014)
2015 refugees (country of origin): 241,641 (Pakistan) (2015) | IDPs: 948,000 (mostly Pashtuns and Kuchis displaced in the south and west due to drought and instability) (2015)
2016 refugees (country of origin): 257,523 (Pakistan) (2015) | IDPs: 1,174,306 (mostly Pashtuns and Kuchis displaced in the south and west due to drought and political instability) (2015)
2017 refugees (country of origin): 59,737 (Pakistan) (2016) | IDPs: 1.553 million (mostly Pashtuns and Kuchis displaced in the south and west due to natural disasters and political instability) (2016)
2018 refugees (country of origin): 75,893 (Pakistan) (2017) | IDPs: 1.286 million (mostly Pashtuns and Kuchis displaced in the south and west due to natural disasters and political instability) (2017)
2019 refugees (country of origin): 72,194 (Pakistan) (2018) | IDPs: 2.598 million (mostly Pashtuns and Kuchis displaced in the south and west due to natural disasters and political instability) (2018)
2020 refugees (country of origin): 72,191 (Pakistan) (2019) | IDPs: 2.993 million (mostly Pashtuns and Kuchis displaced in the south and west due to natural disasters and political instability) (2019)
2021 refugees (country of origin): 72,185 (Pakistan) (2020) IDPs: 3.547 million (mostly Pashtuns and Kuchis displaced in the south and west due to natural disasters and political instability) (2020)
2022 refugees (country of origin): 72,188 (Pakistan) (mid-year 2021) IDPs: 4.314 million (mostly Pashtuns and Kuchis displaced in the south and west due to natural disasters and political instability) (2021)
2023 refugees (country of origin): 59,486 (Pakistan) (mid-year 2022) IDPs: 4.394 million (mostly Pashtuns and Kuchis displaced in the south and west due to natural disasters and political instability) (2022)
2024 refugees (country of origin): 59,486 (Pakistan) (mid-year 2022) IDPs: 4.394 million (mostly Pashtuns and Kuchis displaced in the south and west due to natural disasters and political instability) (2022)
2025 refugees: 21,236 (2024 est.) IDPs: 5,457,183 (2024 est.)