Internally displaced people due to conflict in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Internally displaced people due to conflict was 84,051 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
84,051
Change on year
down 11.5%
World rank
29th
of 202 countries
All-time high
95,000
in 2023
All-time low
0
in 1995
Years of data
30
1995–2024
Internally displaced people due to conflict in Papua New Guinea, 1995–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, internally displaced people due to conflict in Papua New Guinea stood at 84,051.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people due to conflict in Papua New Guinea peaked at 95,000 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1995.
Papua New Guinea ranks 29th of 202 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 14,000 | — |
| 2021 | 24,000 | +71.4% |
| 2022 | 90,634 | +277.6% |
| 2023 | 95,000 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 84,051 | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,537 | 14,000 | 95,000 | 5 |
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More social development data for Papua New Guinea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 7,727 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 644 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 644 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Internally displaced people due to conflict in Papua New Guinea was 84,051 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 95,000 in 2023.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1995.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 29th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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