Ethiopia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum /

Ethiopia
2.38 million
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
28.91 million
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
10th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 28.91 million against 2.38 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 26.53 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 12.2 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th of 62 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 350,000 10.19 million 9.84 million Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 696,000 12.28 million 11.58 million Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 2.85 million 28.22 million 25.37 million Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

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 /, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 28.91 million against 2.38 million in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
26.53 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
Ethiopia ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th 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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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.