Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Uganda

Uganda: Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with was 640 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
640 number of cases
Change on year
down 68.0%
World rank
38th
of 41 countries
All-time high
23,000 number of cases
in 2016
All-time low
79 number of cases
in 2020
Years of data
8
2016–2023

Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Uganda, 2016–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k2016201920232016: 23.0k number of cases2017: 1.3k number of cases2018: 9.0k number of cases2019: 2.3k number of cases2020: 79 number of cases2021: 1.3k number of cases2022: 2.0k number of cases2023: 640 number of cases

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

Analysis

In 2023, internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Uganda stood at 640 number of cases.

That represents a change of down 68.0% on the previous year and down 97.2% over ten years.

Uganda ranks 38th of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflict and violence (number of cases) in Uganda, 2016 to 2023.
Year number of cases Change
2016 23,000 number of cases
2017 1,300 number of cases -94.3%
2018 9,000 number of cases +592.3%
2019 2,300 number of cases -74.4%
2020 79 number of cases -96.6%
2021 1,300 number of cases +1545.6%
2022 2,000 number of cases +53.8%
2023 640 number of cases -68.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 8,900 number of cases 1,300 number of cases 23,000 number of cases 4
2020s 1,005 number of cases 79 number of cases 2,000 number of cases 4

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 35 Papua New Guinea 2,000 number of cases compare
  2. 36 Libya 1,700 number of cases compare
  3. 37 Egypt 1,000 number of cases compare
  4. 39 Guatemala 580 number of cases compare
  5. 40 Burundi 230 number of cases compare
  6. 41 Bangladesh 120 number of cases compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Uganda?
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Uganda was 640 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 Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 23,000 number of cases in 2016.
What is the lowest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 79 number of cases in 2020.
How does Uganda rank for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with?
Uganda ranks 38th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
Is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 97.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Uganda 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.