Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated … conflict in Mexico
Mexico: Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated … conflict was 11,000 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Mexico, 2010–2023
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
In 2023, internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Mexico stood at 11,000 number of cases.
That represents a change of up 19.6% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Mexico peaked at 115,000 number of cases in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6,000 number of cases, in 2015.
Mexico ranks 30th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated … conflict in Mexico, year by year
| Year | number of cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 115,000 number of cases | — |
| 2011 | 26,000 number of cases | -77.4% |
| 2013 | 20,000 number of cases | -23.1% |
| 2014 | 9,000 number of cases | -55.0% |
| 2015 | 6,000 number of cases | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 23,000 number of cases | +283.3% |
| 2017 | 20,000 number of cases | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 11,000 number of cases | -45.0% |
| 2019 | 8,700 number of cases | -20.9% |
| 2020 | 9,700 number of cases | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 29,000 number of cases | +199.0% |
| 2022 | 9,200 number of cases | -68.3% |
| 2023 | 11,000 number of cases | +19.6% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 11,000 number of cases is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21,000 number of cases, 52% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 11,000 number of cases is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38,500 number of cases, 29% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated … conflict in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +283.3% | 6,000 number of cases | 23,000 number of cases |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26,522 number of cases | 6,000 number of cases | 115,000 number of cases | 9 |
| 2020s | 14,725 number of cases | 9,200 number of cases | 29,000 number of cases | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More public sector data for Mexico
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3515 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -98.76 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Mexico?
- Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Mexico was 11,000 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 115,000 number of cases in 2010.
- What is the lowest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,000 number of cases in 2015.
- How does Mexico rank for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with?
- Mexico ranks 30th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.