已报道患病率为每 100,000 例中有 1.9 ~ 8.9 例 ,但是这个数据多变且可能低估,部分是由于对非典型病例缺乏认识。 据评估,年发病率为每 100,000例中有 0.15-1.6 例。[21]McLeod JG, Pollard JD, Macaskill P, et al. Prevalence of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy in New South Wales, Australia. Ann Neurol. 1999;46:910-913.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10589544?tool=bestpractice.com[22]Lunn MP, Manji H, Choudhary PP, et al. Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy: a prevalence study in south east England. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1999;66:677-680.http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/66/5/677.longhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10209187?tool=bestpractice.com[23]Chio A, Cocito D, Bottacchi E, et al. Idiopathic chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy: an epidemiological study in Italy. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2007;78;1349-1353.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17494979?tool=bestpractice.com[24]Laughlin RS, Dyck PJ, Melton LJ 3rd, et al. Incidence and prevalence of CIDP and the association of diabetes mellitus. Neurology. 2009;73:39-45.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2707109/http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19564582?tool=bestpractice.com 发病年龄从 1-80 岁不等,平均年龄约为 50 岁,且更常见于男性。 不存在已知的种族或地域差异。