Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 4.28 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2009–2025
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 Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 4.28 million.
The figure is down 31.2% on the previous year and up 185.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 6.74 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.50 million, in 2015.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th of 62 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.90 million | — |
| 2010 | 1.70 million | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 1.71 million | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.70 million | +57.9% |
| 2013 | 2.96 million | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 2.76 million | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 1.50 million | -45.6% |
| 2016 | 2.23 million | +48.7% |
| 2017 | 4.48 million | +100.9% |
| 2018 | 3.08 million | -31.2% |
| 2019 | 5.51 million | +78.9% |
| 2020 | 5.27 million | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 5.34 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 5.69 million | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 6.74 million | +18.5% |
| 2024 | 6.21 million | -7.7% |
| 2025 | 4.28 million | -31.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.90 million | 1.90 million | 1.90 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.86 million | 1.50 million | 5.51 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.59 million | 4.28 million | 6.74 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More social development data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 503,732 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.18 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 0.0104 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.18 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Democratic Republic of Congo was 4.28 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 6.74 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.50 million in 2015.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th out of 62 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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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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.