Internally displaced people due to conflict in Congo
Congo: Internally displaced people due to conflict was 0 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people due to conflict in Congo, 1993–2025
Source: UNHCR (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for internally displaced people due to conflict in Congo is 0 people, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people due to conflict in Congo peaked at 138,000 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1993.
Congo ranks 38th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Internally displaced people due to conflict in Congo, 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 | 3,492 people | — |
| 2007 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 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 | 15,303 people | — |
| 2017 | 107,828 people | +604.6% |
| 2018 | 138,000 people | +28.0% |
| 2019 | 134,430 people | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 134,430 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 134,430 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 26,875 people | -80.0% |
| 2023 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
| 2025 | 0 people | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 7 |
| 2000s | 349.2 people | 0 people | 3,492 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,556 people | 0 people | 138,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,289 people | 0 people | 134,430 people | 6 |
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- 38 Malta 0 people
- 38 Marshall Islands 0 people
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More social development data for Congo
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 62,500 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,134 (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 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,134 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0096 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 Congo?
- Internally displaced people due to conflict in Congo was 0 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 138,000 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1993.
- How does Congo rank for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- Congo ranks 38th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Congo 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.