Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated … conflict in Mozambique
Mozambique: Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated … conflict was 41,000 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Mozambique, 2016–2023
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 41,000 number of cases for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in 2023.
That represents a change of down 85.5% on the previous year and up 173.3% over ten years.
That places Mozambique 26th out of 41 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated … conflict in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | number of cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 15,000 number of cases | — |
| 2017 | 130 number of cases | -99.1% |
| 2018 | 3,800 number of cases | +2823.1% |
| 2019 | 5,300 number of cases | +39.5% |
| 2020 | 592,000 number of cases | +11069.8% |
| 2021 | 187,000 number of cases | -68.4% |
| 2022 | 283,000 number of cases | +51.3% |
| 2023 | 41,000 number of cases | -85.5% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 41,000 number of cases is below the median for low income countries, which is 177,500 number of cases, 23% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 41,000 number of cases is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,000 number of cases, 23% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6,058 number of cases | 130 number of cases | 15,000 number of cases | 4 |
| 2020s | 275,750 number of cases | 41,000 number of cases | 592,000 number of cases | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 23 Yemen 80,000 number of cases compare
- 24 India 67,000 number of cases compare
- 25 El Salvador 66,000 number of cases compare
- 27 Afghanistan 32,000 number of cases compare
- 28 Iraq 21,000 number of cases compare
- 29 Cote d'Ivoire 15,000 number of cases compare
More public sector data for Mozambique
- 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 14.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0289 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 -66.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Mozambique?
- Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Mozambique was 41,000 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 592,000 number of cases in 2020.
- What is the lowest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 130 number of cases in 2017.
- How does Mozambique rank for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with?
- Mozambique ranks 26th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.