Ethiopia vs Palestine, State of: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum /

Ethiopia
2.38 million
in 2025
Palestine, State of
2.04 million
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
11th
Palestine, State of rank
13th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Palestine, State of
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 2.38 million against 2.04 million in Palestine, State of, a difference of 343,000.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Palestine, State of's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 11th and Palestine, State of ranks 13th of 62 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
2000s 350,000 160,000 190,000 Ethiopia
2010s 696,000 201,200 494,800 Ethiopia
2020s 2.85 million 988,167 1.86 million Ethiopia

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 Palestine, State of?
Ethiopia, at 2.38 million against 2.04 million in Palestine, State of as of 2025.
What is the difference in internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / between Ethiopia and Palestine, State of?
343,000, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Palestine, State of?
17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Palestine, State of rank globally for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
Ethiopia ranks 11th and Palestine, State of ranks 13th 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.