Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Burundi
Burundi: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 6,800 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Burundi, 2009–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Burundi recorded 6,800 for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 93.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Burundi peaked at 100,000 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6,800, in 2025.
Burundi ranks 51st of 62 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 100,000 | — |
| 2010 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 79,000 | -21.0% |
| 2012 | 79,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 79,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 78,000 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 99,000 | +26.9% |
| 2016 | 59,000 | -40.4% |
| 2017 | 57,000 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 32,000 | -43.9% |
| 2019 | 23,000 | -28.1% |
| 2020 | 22,000 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 19,000 | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 8,500 | -55.3% |
| 2023 | 8,100 | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 6,900 | -14.8% |
| 2025 | 6,800 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 1 |
| 2010s | 68,500 | 23,000 | 100,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,883 | 6,800 | 22,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More social development data for Burundi
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 110,800 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 318,291 (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 0.0221 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 318,291 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0077 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 Burundi?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Burundi was 6,800 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 100,000 in 2009.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,800 in 2025.
- How does Burundi rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Burundi ranks 51st out of 62 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi 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.