Internally displaced people due to conflict in Libya
Libya: Internally displaced people due to conflict was 32,791 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people due to conflict in Libya, 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 Libya is 32,791 people, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 92.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people due to conflict in Libya peaked at 434,869 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1993.
Libya ranks 33rd 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 Libya, 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 | 93,565 people | — |
| 2012 | 59,425 people | -36.5% |
| 2013 | 53,579 people | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 363,067 people | +577.6% |
| 2015 | 434,869 people | +19.8% |
| 2016 | 174,510 people | -59.9% |
| 2017 | 180,937 people | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 170,491 people | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 355,672 people | +108.6% |
| 2020 | 278,177 people | -21.8% |
| 2021 | 179,047 people | -35.6% |
| 2022 | 161,613 people | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 125,802 people | -22.2% |
| 2024 | 32,791 people | -73.9% |
| 2025 | 32,791 people | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Internally displaced people due to conflict in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +577.6% | 53,579 people | 363,067 people |
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 | 188,612 people | 0 people | 434,869 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 135,037 people | 32,791 people | 278,177 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More social development data for Libya
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 552,523 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,161 (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 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,161 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0741 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 Libya?
- Internally displaced people due to conflict in Libya was 32,791 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 434,869 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1993.
- How does Libya rank for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- Libya ranks 33rd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people due to conflict rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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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About this data
People who were forced to leave their homes due to armed conflict or violence.