Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with was 2.48 million number of cases in 2020. ▼ Falling
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 2014–2020
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 2.48 million number of cases for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.5% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | number of cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4.79 million number of cases | — |
| 2017 | 5.03 million number of cases | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 2.51 million number of cases | -50.1% |
| 2019 | 3.04 million number of cases | +21.1% |
| 2020 | 2.48 million number of cases | -18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.84 million number of cases | 2.51 million number of cases | 5.03 million number of cases | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.48 million number of cases | 2.48 million number of cases | 2.48 million number of cases | 1 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 10 Nigeria 291,000 number of cases compare
- 11 South Sudan 282,000 number of cases compare
- 12 Haiti 245,000 number of cases
- 13 Central African Republic 214,000 number of cases compare
- 14 Israel 203,000 number of cases compare
- 15 Niger 181,000 number of cases compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 174,000 number of cases compare
More public sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Arms imports 1.39 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -69.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.39 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 79.4 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0268 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 58.47 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 453.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 2.48 million number of cases in 2020, according to Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
- What is the highest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.03 million number of cases in 2017.
- What is the lowest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.48 million number of cases in 2020.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 13th out of 17 groups with data for 2020.
- Is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.