Internally displaced people due to conflict by country

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

Countries reporting
62
Highest
9.14 million people
Sudan
Lowest
0 people
Nepal
Median
53,958 people
Years covered
33
1993–2025
Data points
6,034

What the numbers show

Internally displaced people due to conflict is currently reported for 62 countries. The highest value is 9.14 million people in Sudan; the lowest is 0 people in Nepal.

The median across all reporting countries is 53,958 people, and the mean is 1.03 million people.

Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Cameroon (up 983.8%), 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 9.14 million people 2025 up 184.0% volatile
2 Colombia 7.16 million people 2025 up 3.2% volatile
3 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.67 million people 2025 up 264.6% volatile
4 Syria 5.54 million people 2025 down 15.6% volatile
5 Yemen 4.80 million people 2025 up 89.4% volatile
6 Ukraine 3.71 million people 2025 up 132.0% volatile
7 Myanmar 3.63 million people 2025 up 704.5% volatile
8 Nigeria 3.54 million people 2025 up 63.2% volatile
9 Somalia 3.35 million people 2025 up 195.4% volatile
10 Afghanistan 3.20 million people 2025 up 172.4% volatile
11 Ethiopia 2.38 million people 2025 — volatile
12 Burkina Faso 2.06 million people 2025 — volatile
13 Haiti 1.43 million people 2025 — volatile
14 South Sudan 1.28 million people 2025 down 28.6% rising
15 Cameroon 1.00 million people 2025 up 983.8% volatile
16 Iraq 997,334 people 2025 down 77.4% volatile
17 Azerbaijan 657,155 people 2025 up 6.3% rising
18 Guatemala 573,000 people 2025 — volatile
19 Cambodia 517,555 people 2025 — volatile
20 Mozambique 461,745 people 2025 — volatile
21 Niger 459,585 people 2025 up 234.6% volatile
22 Central African Republic 427,479 people 2025 up 97.5% volatile
23 Honduras 423,845 people 2025 up 143.6% volatile
24 Mali 414,524 people 2025 up 569.5% volatile
25 Georgia 300,439 people 2025 up 11.9% rising
26 Mexico 262,411 people 2025 — volatile
27 Chad 219,595 people 2025 up 322.3% volatile
28 Bosnia and Herzegovina 94,796 people 2025 down 3.6% volatile
29 El Salvador 71,500 people 2025 — volatile
30 Papua New Guinea 70,124 people 2025 — volatile
31 Lebanon 64,417 people 2025 — volatile
32 Philippines 43,500 people 2025 down 31.1% volatile
33 Libya 32,791 people 2025 down 92.5% volatile
34 Benin 27,294 people 2025 — volatile
35 Togo 10,171 people 2025 — volatile
36 Burundi 6,815 people 2025 down 72.7% volatile
37 Sri Lanka 4,099 people 2025 down 90.9% volatile
38 Sierra Leone 0 people 2025 — volatile
38 Solomon Islands 0 people 2025 — volatile
38 East Timor 0 people 2025 — volatile
38 Uganda 0 people 2025 — volatile
38 Zimbabwe 0 people 2025 — volatile
38 Rwanda 0 people 2025 — volatile
38 Russia 0 people 2025 — volatile
38 Tajikistan 0 people 2025 — volatile
38 Croatia 0 people 2025 — volatile
38 Angola 0 people 2025 — volatile
38 Armenia 0 people 2025 — volatile
38 Cote d'Ivoire 0 people 2025 down 100.0% volatile
38 Congo 0 people 2025 — volatile
38 Cyprus 0 people 2025 — volatile
38 Eritrea 0 people 2025 — volatile
38 Ghana 0 people 2025 — volatile
38 Guinea-Bissau 0 people 2025 — volatile
38 Pakistan 0 people 2025 down 100.0% volatile
38 Kenya 0 people 2025 — volatile
38 Kyrgyzstan 0 people 2025 — volatile
38 Liberia 0 people 2025 — volatile
38 Moldova 0 people 2025 — volatile
38 North Macedonia 0 people 2025 — volatile
38 Montenegro 0 people 2025 — volatile
38 Nepal 0 people 2025 — volatile

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Indicator
Internally displaced people due to conflict
Unit
people
Source
UNHCR (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
205 places, 6,034 data points, 1993–2025
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People who were forced to leave their homes due to armed conflict or violence.