Internally displaced people due to conflict in Uganda
Uganda: Internally displaced people due to conflict was 0 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people due to conflict in Uganda, 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 Uganda is 0 people, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people due to conflict in Uganda peaked at 1.59 million people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1993.
Uganda 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 Uganda, 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 | 1.59 million people | — |
| 2007 | 1.24 million people | -22.1% |
| 2008 | 853,000 people | -31.0% |
| 2009 | 446,300 people | -47.7% |
| 2010 | 125,598 people | -71.9% |
| 2011 | 29,776 people | -76.3% |
| 2012 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 people | — |
| 2014 | 0 people | — |
| 2015 | 0 people | — |
| 2016 | 0 people | — |
| 2017 | 0 people | — |
| 2018 | 0 people | — |
| 2019 | 0 people | — |
| 2020 | 0 people | — |
| 2021 | 0 people | — |
| 2022 | 0 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
| 2025 | 0 people | — |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 414,524 people. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 7 |
| 2000s | 412,146 people | 0 people | 1.59 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,537 people | 0 people | 125,598 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 35 Togo 10,171 people compare
- 36 Burundi 6,815 people compare
- 37 Sri Lanka 4,099 people compare
- 38 Albania 0 people
- 38 Algeria 0 people
- 38 Andorra 0 people
- 38 Angola 0 people compare
- 38 Anguilla 0 people
- 38 Antigua and Barbuda 0 people
- 38 Argentina 0 people
- 38 Armenia 0 people compare
- 38 Australia 0 people
- 38 Austria 0 people
- 38 Bahamas 0 people
- 38 Bahrain 0 people
- 38 Bangladesh 0 people
- 38 Barbados 0 people
- 38 Belarus 0 people
- 38 Belgium 0 people
- 38 Belize 0 people
- 38 Bermuda 0 people
- 38 Bhutan 0 people
- 38 Bolivia 0 people
- 38 Botswana 0 people
- 38 Brazil 0 people
- 38 Brunei 0 people
- 38 Bulgaria 0 people
- 38 Canada 0 people
- 38 Cape Verde 0 people
- 38 Cayman Islands 0 people
- 38 Chile 0 people
- 38 China 0 people
- 38 Comoros 0 people
- 38 Congo 0 people compare
- 38 Costa Rica 0 people
- 38 Cote d'Ivoire 0 people compare
- 38 Croatia 0 people compare
- 38 Cuba 0 people
- 38 Curacao 0 people
- 38 Cyprus 0 people compare
- 38 Czechia 0 people
- 38 Denmark 0 people
- 38 Djibouti 0 people
- 38 Dominica 0 people
- 38 Dominican Republic 0 people
- 38 East Timor 0 people compare
- 38 Ecuador 0 people
- 38 Egypt 0 people
- 38 Equatorial Guinea 0 people
- 38 Eritrea 0 people compare
- 38 Estonia 0 people
- 38 Eswatini 0 people
- 38 Fiji 0 people
- 38 Finland 0 people
- 38 France 0 people
- 38 French Guiana 0 people
- 38 Gabon 0 people
- 38 Gambia 0 people
- 38 Germany 0 people
- 38 Ghana 0 people compare
- 38 Greece 0 people
- 38 Grenada 0 people
- 38 Guadeloupe 0 people
- 38 Guinea 0 people
- 38 Guinea-Bissau 0 people compare
- 38 Guyana 0 people
- 38 Hong Kong 0 people
- 38 Hungary 0 people
- 38 Iceland 0 people
- 38 India 0 people
- 38 Indonesia 0 people
- 38 Iran 0 people
- 38 Ireland 0 people
- 38 Israel 0 people
- 38 Italy 0 people
- 38 Jamaica 0 people
- 38 Japan 0 people
- 38 Jordan 0 people
- 38 Kazakhstan 0 people
- 38 Kenya 0 people compare
- 38 Kiribati 0 people
- 38 Kuwait 0 people
- 38 Kyrgyzstan 0 people compare
- 38 Laos 0 people
- 38 Latvia 0 people
- 38 Lesotho 0 people
- 38 Liberia 0 people compare
- 38 Lithuania 0 people
- 38 Luxembourg 0 people
- 38 Macao 0 people
- 38 Madagascar 0 people
- 38 Malawi 0 people
- 38 Malaysia 0 people
- 38 Maldives 0 people
- 38 Malta 0 people
- 38 Marshall Islands 0 people
- 38 Mauritania 0 people
- 38 Mauritius 0 people
- 38 Micronesia (country) 0 people
- 38 Moldova 0 people compare
- 38 Monaco 0 people
- 38 Mongolia 0 people
- 38 Montenegro 0 people compare
- 38 Morocco 0 people
- 38 Namibia 0 people
- 38 Nauru 0 people
- 38 Nepal 0 people compare
- 38 Netherlands 0 people
- 38 New Zealand 0 people
- 38 Nicaragua 0 people
- 38 Niue 0 people
- 38 North Korea 0 people
- 38 North Macedonia 0 people compare
- 38 Norway 0 people
- 38 Oman 0 people
- 38 Pakistan 0 people compare
- 38 Palestine 0 people
- 38 Panama 0 people
- 38 Paraguay 0 people
- 38 Peru 0 people
- 38 Poland 0 people
- 38 Portugal 0 people
- 38 Puerto Rico 0 people
- 38 Qatar 0 people
- 38 Romania 0 people
- 38 Russia 0 people compare
- 38 Rwanda 0 people compare
- 38 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 people
- 38 Saint Lucia 0 people
- 38 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 people
- 38 Samoa 0 people
- 38 San Marino 0 people
- 38 Sao Tome and Principe 0 people
- 38 Saudi Arabia 0 people
- 38 Senegal 0 people
- 38 Seychelles 0 people
- 38 Sierra Leone 0 people compare
- 38 Singapore 0 people
- 38 Slovakia 0 people
- 38 Slovenia 0 people
- 38 Solomon Islands 0 people compare
- 38 South Africa 0 people
- 38 South Korea 0 people
- 38 Spain 0 people
- 38 Suriname 0 people
- 38 Sweden 0 people
- 38 Switzerland 0 people
- 38 Tajikistan 0 people compare
- 38 Tanzania 0 people
- 38 Thailand 0 people
- 38 Tonga 0 people
- 38 Trinidad and Tobago 0 people
- 38 Tunisia 0 people
- 38 Turkey 0 people
- 38 Turkmenistan 0 people
- 38 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 people
- 38 Tuvalu 0 people
- 38 United Arab Emirates 0 people
- 38 United Kingdom 0 people
- 38 United States 0 people
- 38 Uruguay 0 people
- 38 Uzbekistan 0 people
- 38 Vanuatu 0 people
- 38 Vatican 0 people
- 38 Venezuela 0 people
- 38 Vietnam 0 people
- 38 Western Sahara 0 people
- 38 Zambia 0 people
- 38 Zimbabwe 0 people compare
- 38 British Virgin Islands 0 people
More social development data for Uganda
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.94 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,792 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,792 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0377 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 Uganda?
- Internally displaced people due to conflict in Uganda 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 million people in 2006.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1993.
- How does Uganda rank for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- Uganda ranks 38th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Uganda 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.