Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 427,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Central African Republic, 2009–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 427,000 for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in 2025.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Central African Republic peaked at 935,000 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 105,000, in 2011.
That places Central African Republic 24th out of 62 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 162,000 | — |
| 2010 | 192,000 | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 105,000 | -45.3% |
| 2012 | 132,000 | +25.7% |
| 2013 | 935,000 | +608.3% |
| 2014 | 439,000 | -53.0% |
| 2015 | 452,000 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 412,000 | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 689,000 | +67.2% |
| 2018 | 641,000 | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 592,000 | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 682,000 | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 692,000 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 516,000 | -25.4% |
| 2023 | 512,000 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 469,000 | -8.4% |
| 2025 | 427,000 | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 162,000 | 162,000 | 162,000 | 1 |
| 2010s | 458,900 | 105,000 | 935,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 549,667 | 427,000 | 692,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
More social development data for Central African Republic
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 55,307 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 674,222 (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 0.1223 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 674,222 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.01 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 Central African Republic?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Central African Republic was 427,000 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 Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 935,000 in 2013.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 105,000 in 2011.
- How does Central African Republic rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Central African Republic ranks 24th out of 62 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.