Internally displaced people due to conflict in Pakistan
Pakistan: Internally displaced people due to conflict was 0 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people due to conflict in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan is 0 people, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people due to conflict in Pakistan peaked at 1.89 million people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1993.
Pakistan 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 Pakistan, 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 | 155,809 people | — |
| 2009 | 1.89 million people | +1116.0% |
| 2010 | 952,035 people | -49.7% |
| 2011 | 452,932 people | -52.4% |
| 2012 | 757,996 people | +67.4% |
| 2013 | 747,498 people | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.38 million people | +84.1% |
| 2015 | 1.15 million people | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 448,956 people | -60.8% |
| 2017 | 174,354 people | -61.2% |
| 2018 | 96,384 people | -44.7% |
| 2019 | 100,680 people | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 98,898 people | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 98,898 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 people | — |
| 2024 | 3,439 people | — |
| 2025 | 0 people | -100.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Internally displaced people due to conflict in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +1116.0% | 155,809 people | 1.89 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 7 |
| 2000s | 205,037 people | 0 people | 1.89 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 625,284 people | 96,384 people | 1.38 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,539 people | 0 people | 98,898 people | 6 |
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More social development data for Pakistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.16 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 90,497 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 90,497 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 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 Pakistan?
- Internally displaced people due to conflict in Pakistan 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 million people in 2009.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1993.
- How does Pakistan rank for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- Pakistan ranks 38th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people due to conflict rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.