Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated … conflict in Kenya
Kenya: Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated … conflict was 7,700 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Kenya, 2011–2023
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 7,700 number of cases for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in 2023.
That represents a change of down 48.7% on the previous year and down 86.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Kenya peaked at 220,000 number of cases in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,800 number of cases, in 2019.
Kenya ranks 31st of 41 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 persons, new displacement associated … conflict in Kenya, year by year
| Year | number of cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 50,000 number of cases | — |
| 2012 | 118,000 number of cases | +136.0% |
| 2013 | 55,000 number of cases | -53.4% |
| 2014 | 220,000 number of cases | +300.0% |
| 2017 | 27,000 number of cases | -87.7% |
| 2018 | 10,000 number of cases | -63.0% |
| 2019 | 1,800 number of cases | -82.0% |
| 2020 | 3,900 number of cases | +116.7% |
| 2021 | 4,600 number of cases | +17.9% |
| 2022 | 15,000 number of cases | +226.1% |
| 2023 | 7,700 number of cases | -48.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 7,700 number of cases is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67,000 number of cases, 11% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 7,700 number of cases is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,000 number of cases, 4% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 68,829 number of cases | 1,800 number of cases | 220,000 number of cases | 7 |
| 2020s | 7,800 number of cases | 3,900 number of cases | 15,000 number of cases | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Kenya?
- Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Kenya was 7,700 number of cases in 2023, according to Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
- What is the highest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 220,000 number of cases in 2014.
- What is the lowest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,800 number of cases in 2019.
- How does Kenya rank for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with?
- Kenya ranks 31st out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), published as part of Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflict and violence (number of cases). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internally displaced persons are defined according to the 1998 Guiding Principles (http://www.internal-displacement.org/publications/1998/ocha-guiding-principles-on-internal-displacement) as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of armed conflict, or to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights, or natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border. "New Displacement" refers to the number of new cases or incidents of displacement recorded over the specified year, rather than the number of people displaced. This is done because people may have been displaced more than once.