Internally displaced people due to conflict in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Internally displaced people due to conflict was 2.06 million people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people due to conflict in Burkina Faso, 1993–2025
Source: UNHCR (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 2.06 million people for internally displaced people due to conflict in 2025. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 91.9% over five years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people due to conflict in Burkina Faso peaked at 2.06 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1993.
That places Burkina Faso 12th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Internally displaced people due to conflict in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 people | — |
| 1994 | 0 people | — |
| 1995 | 0 people | — |
| 1996 | 0 people | — |
| 1997 | 0 people | — |
| 1998 | 0 people | — |
| 1999 | 0 people | — |
| 2000 | 0 people | — |
| 2001 | 0 people | — |
| 2002 | 0 people | — |
| 2003 | 0 people | — |
| 2004 | 0 people | — |
| 2005 | 0 people | — |
| 2006 | 0 people | — |
| 2007 | 0 people | — |
| 2008 | 0 people | — |
| 2009 | 0 people | — |
| 2010 | 0 people | — |
| 2011 | 0 people | — |
| 2012 | 0 people | — |
| 2013 | 0 people | — |
| 2014 | 0 people | — |
| 2015 | 0 people | — |
| 2016 | 0 people | — |
| 2017 | 2,350 people | — |
| 2018 | 47,030 people | +1901.3% |
| 2019 | 560,033 people | +1090.8% |
| 2020 | 1.07 million people | +92.0% |
| 2021 | 1.58 million people | +47.0% |
| 2022 | 1.88 million people | +19.1% |
| 2023 | 2.06 million people | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 2.06 million people | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.06 million people | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 2.06 million people is above the median for low income countries, which is 414,524 people, 5.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 7 |
| 2000s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,941 people | 0 people | 560,033 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 million people | 1.07 million people | 2.06 million people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More social development data for Burkina Faso
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,996 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0146 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced people due to conflict in Burkina Faso?
- Internally displaced people due to conflict in Burkina Faso was 2.06 million people in 2025, according to UNHCR (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2.06 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1993.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- Burkina Faso ranks 12th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNHCR (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Internally displaced people due to conflict. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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People who were forced to leave their homes due to armed conflict or violence.