Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 2.06 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Burkina Faso, 2016–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
In 2025, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Burkina Faso stood at 2.06 million. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 294,614.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Burkina Faso peaked at 2.06 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 700, in 2016.
That places Burkina Faso 12th out of 62 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 700 | — |
| 2017 | 4,900 | +600.0% |
| 2018 | 47,000 | +859.2% |
| 2019 | 560,000 | +1091.5% |
| 2020 | 1.07 million | +92.0% |
| 2021 | 1.58 million | +47.0% |
| 2022 | 1.88 million | +19.1% |
| 2023 | 2.06 million | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 2.06 million | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.06 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 153,150 | 700 | 560,000 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.79 million | 1.07 million | 2.06 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More social development data for Burkina Faso
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,996 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (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 0.0146 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 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 (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Burkina Faso?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Burkina Faso was 2.06 million in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2.06 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 700 in 2016.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Burkina Faso ranks 12th out of 62 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 294,614.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / origin. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internally displaced people (IDPs) are persons or groups of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of, or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, and violations of human rights, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized State border.