Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Least developed countries

Least developed countries: Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with was 10.09 million number of cases in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
10.09 million number of cases
Change on year
down 20.0%
Rank
8th
of 17 groups
All-time high
12.60 million number of cases
in 2021
All-time low
5.21 million number of cases
in 2019
Years of data
6
2017–2022

Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Least developed countries, 2017–2022

05.0M10.0M15.0M2017201920222017: 5.7M number of cases2018: 7.1M number of cases2019: 5.2M number of cases2020: 7.1M number of cases2021: 12.6M number of cases2022: 10.1M number of cases

Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Measured in number of cases.

Analysis

In 2022, internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Least developed countries stood at 10.09 million number of cases.

That represents a change of down 20.0% on the previous year and up 78.4% over ten years.

Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Least developed countries, year by year

Annual values for Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflict and violence (number of cases) in Least developed countries, 2017 to 2022.
Year number of cases Change
2017 5.65 million number of cases
2018 7.10 million number of cases +25.5%
2019 5.21 million number of cases -26.5%
2020 7.09 million number of cases +35.9%
2021 12.60 million number of cases +77.9%
2022 10.09 million number of cases -20.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 5.99 million number of cases 5.21 million number of cases 7.10 million number of cases 3
2020s 9.93 million number of cases 7.09 million number of cases 12.60 million number of cases 3

Countries ranked near Least developed countries

  1. 5 Ethiopia 794,000 number of cases compare
  2. 6 Ukraine 714,000 number of cases compare
  3. 7 Burkina Faso 707,000 number of cases compare
  4. 8 Somalia 673,000 number of cases compare
  5. 9 Colombia 293,000 number of cases compare
  6. 10 Nigeria 291,000 number of cases compare
  7. 11 South Sudan 282,000 number of cases compare

See the full ranking of 58 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Least developed countries?
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Least developed countries was 10.09 million number of cases in 2022, according to Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
What is the highest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Least developed countries?
The highest recorded value was 12.60 million number of cases in 2021.
What is the lowest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Least developed countries?
The lowest recorded value was 5.21 million number of cases in 2019.
How does Least developed countries rank for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with?
Least developed countries ranks 8th out of 17 groups with data for 2022.
Is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with rising or falling in Least developed countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 78.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least developed countries 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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Indicator
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflict and violence (number of cases)
Unit
number of cases
Source
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 601 data points, 2009–2023
Last refreshed

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.