Internally displaced people due to conflict in South Sudan
South Sudan: Internally displaced people due to conflict was 944,631 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Internally displaced people due to conflict in South Sudan, 2011–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for internally displaced people due to conflict in South Sudan is 944,631, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 23.6% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people due to conflict in South Sudan peaked at 2.02 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 331,097, in 2013.
That places South Sudan 16th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.33 million | 331,097 | 1.90 million | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.45 million | 944,631 | 2.02 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More social development data for South Sudan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 601,818 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 2.39 million (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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 0.1958 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.39 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0494 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced people due to conflict in South Sudan?
- Internally displaced people due to conflict in South Sudan was 944,631 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 331,097 in 2013.
- How does South Sudan rank for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- South Sudan ranks 16th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is internally displaced people due to conflict rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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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