Internally displaced people due to conflict in South Sudan
South Sudan: Internally displaced people due to conflict was 1.28 million people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Internally displaced people due to conflict in South Sudan, 2011–2025
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 South Sudan is 1.28 million people, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 35.2% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people due to conflict in South Sudan peaked at 2.02 million people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 331,097 people, in 2013.
That places South Sudan 14th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Internally displaced people due to conflict in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 560,161 people | — |
| 2012 | 345,670 people | -38.3% |
| 2013 | 331,097 people | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.65 million people | +397.0% |
| 2015 | 1.79 million people | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 1.85 million people | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.90 million people | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.88 million people | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.67 million people | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 1.60 million people | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 2.02 million people | +26.1% |
| 2022 | 1.47 million people | -26.9% |
| 2023 | 1.24 million people | -16.1% |
| 2024 | 944,631 people | -23.6% |
| 2025 | 1.28 million people | +35.2% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 1.28 million people is above the median for low income countries, which is 414,524 people, 3.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Internally displaced people due to conflict in South Sudan 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 | +397.0% | 331,097 people | 1.65 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.33 million people | 331,097 people | 1.90 million people | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.43 million people | 944,631 people | 2.02 million people | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More social development data for South Sudan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 601,818 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.39 million (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 0.1958 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 1.28 million 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 million people in 2021.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 331,097 people in 2013.
- How does South Sudan rank for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- South Sudan ranks 14th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people due to conflict rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.