Internally displaced people due to conflict in Iraq
Iraq: Internally displaced people due to conflict was 1.03 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people due to conflict in Iraq, 1993–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, internally displaced people due to conflict in Iraq stood at 1.03 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 71.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people due to conflict in Iraq peaked at 4.40 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1993.
That places Iraq 15th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,579 | 0 | 35,055 | 7 |
| 2000s | 961,948 | 0 | 2.65 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.22 million | 954,128 | 4.40 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 million | 1.03 million | 1.22 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 12 Burkina Faso 2.06 million compare
- 13 Haiti 1.04 million compare
- 14 Cameroon 1.04 million compare
- 16 South Sudan 944,631 compare
- 17 Azerbaijan 655,212 compare
- 18 Mozambique 577,545 compare
More social development data for Iraq
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 322,345 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 270,671 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 5 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.521 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.22 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.369 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.578 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.571 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.224 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced people due to conflict in Iraq?
- Internally displaced people due to conflict in Iraq was 1.03 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 4.40 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1993.
- How does Iraq rank for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- Iraq ranks 15th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is internally displaced people due to conflict rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from 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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