Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated … conflict in Uganda
Uganda: Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated … conflict was 640 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Uganda, 2016–2023
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 … conflict in Uganda, year by year
| 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% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 640 number of cases is below the median for low income countries, which is 177,500 number of cases, 0% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 640 number of cases is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,000 number of cases, 0% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More public sector data for Uganda
- 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 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3288 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -75.38 % change on previous year (2023)
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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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.