Internally displaced people due to conflict by country

People who were forced to leave their homes due to armed conflict or violence.

Countries reporting
200
Highest
11.56 million people
Sudan
Lowest
0 people
Vatican
Median
0 people
Years covered
32
1993–2024
Data points
5,829

What the numbers show

Internally displaced people due to conflict is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 11.56 million people in Sudan; the lowest is 0 people in Vatican.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 people, and the mean is 339,610 people.

Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 1,335.5%), and the largest decrease in Cote d'Ivoire (down 100.0%).

Internally displaced people due to conflict: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Sudan 11.56 million people 2024 up 427.2% volatile
2 Syria 7.41 million people 2024 down 2.9% volatile
3 Colombia 7.03 million people 2024 up 16.3% volatile
4 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.91 million people 2024 up 150.5% volatile
5 Yemen 4.80 million people 2024 up 1,335.5% volatile
6 Somalia 3.86 million people 2024 up 240.8% volatile
7 Ukraine 3.67 million people 2024 up 345.3% volatile
8 Myanmar 3.51 million people 2024 up 833.3% volatile
9 Nigeria 3.43 million people 2024 up 189.0% volatile
10 Afghanistan 3.20 million people 2024 up 297.3% volatile
11 Ethiopia 2.27 million people 2024 volatile
12 Burkina Faso 2.06 million people 2024 volatile
13 Haiti 1.04 million people 2024 volatile
14 Cameroon 1.04 million people 2024 volatile
15 Iraq 1.03 million people 2024 down 71.3% volatile
16 South Sudan 944,631 people 2024 down 42.6% rising
17 Azerbaijan 655,212 people 2024 up 5.2% rising
18 Mozambique 577,545 people 2024 volatile
19 Niger 507,438 people 2024 volatile
20 Central African Republic 469,342 people 2024 up 7.0% volatile
21 Mali 360,591 people 2024 up 261.3% volatile
22 Georgia 299,172 people 2024 up 13.9% rising
23 Mexico 262,411 people 2024 volatile
24 Honduras 247,090 people 2024 volatile
25 Chad 220,610 people 2024 volatile
26 Lebanon 123,774 people 2024 volatile
27 Philippines 121,576 people 2024 down 14.6% volatile
28 Bosnia and Herzegovina 94,796 people 2024 up 12.2% volatile
29 Papua New Guinea 84,051 people 2024 volatile
30 El Salvador 71,500 people 2024 volatile
31 Libya 32,791 people 2024 down 91.0% volatile
32 Togo 9,680 people 2024 volatile
33 Benin 8,785 people 2024 volatile
34 Burundi 6,877 people 2024 down 91.3% volatile
35 Sri Lanka 4,806 people 2024 down 84.4% volatile
36 Pakistan 3,439 people 2024 down 99.8% volatile
37 Solomon Islands 11 people 2024 volatile
38 Angola 0 people 2024 volatile
38 Albania 0 people 2024 flat
38 Andorra 0 people 2024 flat
38 United Arab Emirates 0 people 2024 flat
38 Argentina 0 people 2024 flat
38 Armenia 0 people 2024 volatile
38 Antigua and Barbuda 0 people 2024 flat
38 Australia 0 people 2024 flat
38 Austria 0 people 2024 flat
38 Belgium 0 people 2024 flat
38 Bangladesh 0 people 2024 flat
38 Bulgaria 0 people 2024 flat
38 Bahrain 0 people 2024 flat
38 Bahamas 0 people 2024 flat
38 Belarus 0 people 2024 flat
38 Belize 0 people 2024 flat
38 Bermuda 0 people 2024 flat
38 Bolivia 0 people 2024 flat
38 Brazil 0 people 2024 flat
38 Barbados 0 people 2024 flat
38 Brunei 0 people 2024 flat
38 Bhutan 0 people 2024 flat
38 Botswana 0 people 2024 flat
38 Canada 0 people 2024 flat
38 Switzerland 0 people 2024 flat
38 Chile 0 people 2024 flat
38 China 0 people 2024 flat
38 Cote d'Ivoire 0 people 2024 down 100.0% volatile
38 Congo 0 people 2024 volatile
38 Comoros 0 people 2024 flat
38 Cape Verde 0 people 2024 flat
38 Costa Rica 0 people 2024 flat
38 Cuba 0 people 2024 flat
38 Curacao 0 people 2024 flat
38 Cayman Islands 0 people 2022 flat
38 Cyprus 0 people 2024 volatile
38 Czechia 0 people 2024 flat
38 Germany 0 people 2024 flat
38 Djibouti 0 people 2024 flat
38 Dominica 0 people 2024 flat
38 Denmark 0 people 2024 flat
38 Dominican Republic 0 people 2024 flat
38 Algeria 0 people 2024 flat
38 Ecuador 0 people 2024 flat
38 Egypt 0 people 2024 flat
38 Eritrea 0 people 2024 volatile
38 Spain 0 people 2024 flat
38 Estonia 0 people 2024 flat
38 Finland 0 people 2024 flat
38 Fiji 0 people 2024 flat
38 France 0 people 2024 flat
38 Micronesia (country) 0 people 2024 flat
38 Gabon 0 people 2024 flat
38 United Kingdom 0 people 2024 flat
38 Ghana 0 people 2024 volatile
38 Guinea 0 people 2024 flat
38 Gambia 0 people 2024 flat
38 Guinea-Bissau 0 people 2024 volatile
38 Equatorial Guinea 0 people 2024 flat
38 Greece 0 people 2024 flat
38 Grenada 0 people 2024 flat
38 Guatemala 0 people 2024 volatile
38 Guyana 0 people 2024 flat
38 Hong Kong 0 people 2024 flat
38 Croatia 0 people 2024 volatile
38 Hungary 0 people 2024 flat
38 Indonesia 0 people 2024 flat
38 India 0 people 2024 flat
38 Iran 0 people 2024 flat
38 Iceland 0 people 2024 flat
38 Israel 0 people 2024 flat
38 Italy 0 people 2024 flat
38 Jamaica 0 people 2024 flat
38 Jordan 0 people 2024 flat
38 Japan 0 people 2024 flat
38 Kazakhstan 0 people 2024 flat
38 Kenya 0 people 2024 volatile
38 Kyrgyzstan 0 people 2024 volatile
38 Cambodia 0 people 2024 volatile
38 Kiribati 0 people 2024 flat
38 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 people 2024 flat
38 South Korea 0 people 2024 flat
38 Kuwait 0 people 2024 flat
38 Laos 0 people 2024 flat
38 Liberia 0 people 2024 volatile
38 Saint Lucia 0 people 2024 flat
38 Lesotho 0 people 2024 flat
38 Lithuania 0 people 2024 flat
38 Latvia 0 people 2024 flat
38 Macao 0 people 2024 flat
38 Morocco 0 people 2024 flat
38 Monaco 0 people 2019 flat
38 Moldova 0 people 2024 volatile
38 Madagascar 0 people 2024 flat
38 Maldives 0 people 2024 flat
38 Marshall Islands 0 people 2024 flat
38 North Macedonia 0 people 2024 volatile
38 Montenegro 0 people 2024 volatile
38 Mongolia 0 people 2024 flat
38 Mauritania 0 people 2024 flat
38 Mauritius 0 people 2024 flat
38 Malawi 0 people 2024 flat
38 Malaysia 0 people 2024 flat
38 Namibia 0 people 2024 flat
38 Nicaragua 0 people 2024 flat
38 Netherlands 0 people 2024 flat
38 Norway 0 people 2024 flat
38 Nepal 0 people 2024 volatile
38 Nauru 0 people 2024 flat
38 New Zealand 0 people 2024 flat
38 Oman 0 people 2024 flat
38 Panama 0 people 2024 flat
38 Peru 0 people 2024 flat
38 Poland 0 people 2024 flat
38 Puerto Rico 0 people 2024 flat
38 North Korea 0 people 2024 flat
38 Portugal 0 people 2024 flat
38 Paraguay 0 people 2024 flat
38 Palestine 0 people 2024 flat
38 Qatar 0 people 2024 flat
38 Romania 0 people 2024 flat
38 Russia 0 people 2024 volatile
38 Rwanda 0 people 2024 volatile
38 Saudi Arabia 0 people 2024 flat
38 Senegal 0 people 2024 flat
38 Singapore 0 people 2024 flat
38 Sierra Leone 0 people 2024 volatile
38 San Marino 0 people 2005 flat
38 Sao Tome and Principe 0 people 2024 flat
38 Suriname 0 people 2024 flat
38 Slovakia 0 people 2024 flat
38 Slovenia 0 people 2024 flat
38 Sweden 0 people 2024 flat
38 Eswatini 0 people 2024 flat
38 Seychelles 0 people 2024 flat
38 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 people 2024 flat
38 Thailand 0 people 2024 flat
38 Tajikistan 0 people 2024 volatile
38 Turkmenistan 0 people 2024 flat
38 East Timor 0 people 2024 volatile
38 Tonga 0 people 2024 flat
38 Trinidad and Tobago 0 people 2024 flat
38 Tunisia 0 people 2024 flat
38 Turkey 0 people 2024 flat
38 Tuvalu 0 people 2024 flat
38 Tanzania 0 people 2024 flat
38 Uganda 0 people 2024 volatile
38 Uruguay 0 people 2024 flat
38 United States 0 people 2024 flat
38 Uzbekistan 0 people 2024 flat
38 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 people 2024 flat
38 Venezuela 0 people 2024 flat
38 Vietnam 0 people 2024 flat
38 Vanuatu 0 people 2024 flat
38 Samoa 0 people 2024 flat
38 South Africa 0 people 2024 flat
38 Zambia 0 people 2024 flat
38 Zimbabwe 0 people 2024 volatile
38 French Guiana 0 people 2024 flat
38 Western Sahara 0 people 2024 flat
38 Anguilla 0 people 2024 flat
38 Niue 0 people 2024 flat
38 Vatican 0 people 2022 flat

About this data

Indicator
Internally displaced people due to conflict
Unit
people
Source
UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 5,829 data points, 1993–2024
Last refreshed

People who were forced to leave their homes due to armed conflict or violence.