Internally displaced people due to conflict in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Internally displaced people due to conflict was 70,124 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people due to conflict in Papua New Guinea, 1995–2025
Source: UNHCR (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2025, internally displaced people due to conflict in Papua New Guinea stood at 70,124 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.6% on the previous year and up 400.9% over five years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people due to conflict in Papua New Guinea peaked at 95,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1995.
Papua New Guinea ranks 30th 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 people | — |
| 2012 | 0 people | — |
| 2013 | 0 people | — |
| 2014 | 0 people | — |
| 2015 | 0 people | — |
| 2016 | 0 people | — |
| 2017 | 0 people | — |
| 2018 | 0 people | — |
| 2019 | 0 people | — |
| 2020 | 14,000 people | — |
| 2021 | 24,000 people | +71.4% |
| 2022 | 90,634 people | +277.6% |
| 2023 | 95,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 84,051 people | -11.5% |
| 2025 | 70,124 people | -16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 5 |
| 2000s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 62,968 people | 14,000 people | 95,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 27 Chad 219,595 people compare
- 28 Bosnia and Herzegovina 94,796 people compare
- 29 El Salvador 71,500 people compare
- 31 Lebanon 64,417 people compare
- 32 Philippines 43,500 people compare
- 33 Libya 32,791 people compare
More social development data for Papua New Guinea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,727 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 644 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 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 70,124 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 95,000 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1995.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 30th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.