Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in South Sudan
South Sudan: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 945,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in South Sudan, 2011–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 945,000 for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in 2025.
The figure is down 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in South Sudan peaked at 1.90 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 350,000, in 2011.
South Sudan ranks 17th of 62 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 350,000 | — |
| 2012 | 350,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 383,000 | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 1.50 million | +291.1% |
| 2015 | 1.70 million | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 1.85 million | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 1.90 million | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.87 million | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.35 million | -27.7% |
| 2020 | 1.44 million | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 1.37 million | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 1.48 million | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 1.12 million | -24.0% |
| 2024 | 945,000 | -15.7% |
| 2025 | 945,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.25 million | 350,000 | 1.90 million | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.22 million | 945,000 | 1.48 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More social development data for South Sudan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 601,818 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.39 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 0.1958 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.39 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0494 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in South Sudan?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in South Sudan was 945,000 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.90 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 350,000 in 2011.
- How does South Sudan rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- South Sudan ranks 17th out of 62 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.