Democratic Republic of Congo vs Yemen: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum /

Democratic Republic of Congo
4.28 million
in 2025
Yemen
4.80 million
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
6th
Yemen rank
4th

Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Yemen
02.0M4.0M6.0M200920172025

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 4.80 million against 4.28 million in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 520,000.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Yemen ranks 4th of 62 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Yemen Difference Ahead
2000s 1.90 million 175,000 1.73 million Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 2.86 million 1.42 million 1.45 million Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 5.59 million 4.43 million 1.16 million Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /, Democratic Republic of Congo or Yemen?
Yemen, at 4.80 million against 4.28 million in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / between Democratic Republic of Congo and Yemen?
520,000, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Yemen?
17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Yemen rank globally for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Yemen ranks 4th of 62 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / origin. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / origin
Source
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
105 places, 1,584 data points, 2009–2025
Last refreshed

Internally displaced people (IDPs) are persons or groups of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of, or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, and violations of human rights, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized State border.