Senegal vs Sri Lanka: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum /

Senegal
5,900
in 2024
Sri Lanka
4,800
in 2025
Senegal rank
52nd
Sri Lanka rank
53rd

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

  • Senegal
  • Sri Lanka
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k200920172025

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 5,900 against 4,800 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1,100.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Senegal ranks 52nd and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd of 62 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 24,000 400,000 376,000 Sri Lanka
2010s 21,440 91,800 70,360 Sri Lanka
2020s 7,900 12,760 4,860 Sri Lanka

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 /, Senegal or Sri Lanka?
Senegal, at 5,900 against 4,800 in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / between Senegal and Sri Lanka?
1,100, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sri Lanka?
16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
How do Senegal and Sri Lanka rank globally for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
Senegal ranks 52nd and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd 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.