Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Togo
Togo: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 18,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Togo, 2009–2024
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
In 2024, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Togo stood at 18,000. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Togo peaked at 18,000 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,500, in 2016.
That places Togo 47th out of 62 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 10,000 | — |
| 2010 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3,000 | -70.0% |
| 2016 | 1,500 | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 2,300 | +53.3% |
| 2023 | 18,000 | +682.6% |
| 2024 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 1 |
| 2010s | 7,786 | 1,500 | 10,000 | 7 |
| 2020s | 12,767 | 2,300 | 18,000 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More social development data for Togo
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 54,167 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,661 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 20 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,661 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0063 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 Togo?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Togo was 18,000 in 2024, 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 18,000 in 2023.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,500 in 2016.
- How does Togo rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Togo ranks 47th out of 62 countries with data for 2024.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo 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.