Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disasters (number of cases) by country
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,...
Countries reporting
148
Highest
4.70 million number of cases
China
Lowest
1 number of cases
Montenegro
Median
6,800 number of cases
Years covered
16
2008–2023
Data points
2,233
What the numbers show
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disasters (number of cases) is currently reported for 148 countries. The highest value is 4.70 million number of cases in China; the lowest is 1 number of cases in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 6,800 number of cases, and the mean is 177,547 number of cases.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 844,275.0%), and the largest decrease in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (down 99.9%).
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 4.70 million number of cases | 2023 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Türkiye | 4.05 million number of cases | 2023 | up 844,275.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Philippines | 2.59 million number of cases | 2023 | down 63.1% | rising |
| 4 | Somalia | 2.04 million number of cases | 2023 | up 3,305.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 1.79 million number of cases | 2023 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Myanmar | 995,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 346.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 745,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 808.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Pakistan | 732,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 79.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Syrian Arab Republic | 702,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 30,421.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Malawi | 660,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 1,900.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Mozambique | 655,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 252.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Kenya | 641,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 256.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 618,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 913.1% | volatile |
| 14 | India | 528,000 number of cases | 2023 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Afghanistan | 418,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 2,686.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Colombia | 351,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 3,090.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Yemen | 240,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 2,300.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Indonesia | 238,000 number of cases | 2023 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Malaysia | 206,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 379.1% | volatile |
| 20 | United States of America | 202,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Mexico | 196,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Canada | 192,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Peru | 188,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 571.4% | volatile |
| 24 | South Sudan | 167,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Nigeria | 166,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Morocco | 146,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 25,072.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 133,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 3,400.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 124,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 2,538.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Madagascar | 117,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 485.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Nepal | 110,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 816.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Niger | 95,000 number of cases | 2023 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Greece | 91,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 151,567.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Angola | 79,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 3,191.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Central African Republic | 70,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Rwanda | 70,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 6,900.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Vanuatu | 69,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 99,900.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Viet Nam | 68,000 number of cases | 2023 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Sudan | 58,000 number of cases | 2023 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Uganda | 50,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Puerto Rico | 49,000 number of cases | 2022 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Guatemala | 48,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 59,900.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Ghana | 47,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Cambodia | 46,000 number of cases | 2023 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 46,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 360.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Chile | 44,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 1,122.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Cuba | 42,000 number of cases | 2023 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Italy | 42,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 1,035.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Dominican Republic | 41,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 192.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Republic of Korea | 40,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 852.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Iraq | 36,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 355.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Guinea | 35,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 11,566.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Burkina Faso | 24,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 1,233.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Spain | 24,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 823.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Algeria | 23,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 6,664.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Burundi | 21,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 56 | South Africa | 20,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Bahamas | 18,000 number of cases | 2019 | up 3,500.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 17,000 number of cases | 2023 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Ecuador | 16,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Paraguay | 16,000 number of cases | 2023 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Chad | 16,000 number of cases | 2023 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Togo | 16,000 number of cases | 2022 | up 13,233.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Timor-Leste | 16,000 number of cases | 2021 | up 1,130.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Russian Federation | 15,000 number of cases | 2023 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Liberia | 14,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 2,053.8% | volatile |
| 65 | New Zealand | 14,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 6,566.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Papua New Guinea | 13,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 28,160.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Senegal | 12,000 number of cases | 2022 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Argentina | 9,800 number of cases | 2023 | up 42.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Haiti | 9,800 number of cases | 2023 | up 790.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Zambia | 9,300 number of cases | 2023 | up 69.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Japan | 8,600 number of cases | 2023 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 73 | France | 7,900 number of cases | 2023 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Benin | 6,900 number of cases | 2022 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Fiji | 6,700 number of cases | 2023 | down 75.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Honduras | 5,800 number of cases | 2023 | up 132.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Norway | 5,800 number of cases | 2023 | up 752.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Gambia | 5,300 number of cases | 2023 | up 1,225.0% | volatile |
| 78 | El Salvador | 5,300 number of cases | 2023 | up 130.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Belize | 5,100 number of cases | 2022 | up 3,823.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Tajikistan | 5,100 number of cases | 2023 | up 672.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Australia | 4,700 number of cases | 2023 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 83 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4,600 number of cases | 2023 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Iceland | 4,600 number of cases | 2023 | up 3,733.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Oman | 4,500 number of cases | 2023 | up 1,185.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Uruguay | 4,300 number of cases | 2023 | up 330.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Mongolia | 3,900 number of cases | 2023 | up 381.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3,800 number of cases | 2023 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Germany | 3,300 number of cases | 2023 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Cameroon | 2,900 number of cases | 2023 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Thailand | 2,800 number of cases | 2023 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Tunisia | 2,600 number of cases | 2023 | up 43,233.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Tonga | 2,400 number of cases | 2022 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Mauritius | 2,300 number of cases | 2023 | up 64.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Azerbaijan | 1,700 number of cases | 2023 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Kazakhstan | 1,700 number of cases | 2023 | up 415.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Portugal | 1,700 number of cases | 2023 | up 16,900.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Hong Kong, China | 1,300 number of cases | 2023 | up 490.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Mali | 1,300 number of cases | 2023 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1,200 number of cases | 2023 | up 1,438.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,100 number of cases | 2023 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Mauritania | 1,100 number of cases | 2023 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Kosovo | 1,100 number of cases | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 1,100 number of cases | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Gabon | 900 number of cases | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Georgia | 850 number of cases | 2023 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Lesotho | 730 number of cases | 2021 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 730 number of cases | 2023 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Zimbabwe | 690 number of cases | 2023 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Austria | 670 number of cases | 2023 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Nicaragua | 660 number of cases | 2023 | up 312.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Namibia | 650 number of cases | 2023 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Solomon Islands | 640 number of cases | 2023 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Saudi Arabia | 610 number of cases | 2020 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Ukraine | 600 number of cases | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Switzerland | 410 number of cases | 2023 | up 3,053.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Serbia | 400 number of cases | 2023 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Dominica | 350 number of cases | 2018 | up 264.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Jordan | 340 number of cases | 2023 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 290 number of cases | 2023 | up 346.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Bulgaria | 250 number of cases | 2023 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Palestine, State of | 250 number of cases | 2022 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 200 number of cases | 2022 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Lebanon | 170 number of cases | 2023 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 150 number of cases | 2023 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 120 number of cases | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Belgium | 100 number of cases | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Botswana | 99 number of cases | 2023 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Croatia | 86 number of cases | 2023 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Hungary | 66 number of cases | 2023 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Czechia | 64 number of cases | 2023 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Cyprus | 57 number of cases | 2023 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 133 | Maldives | 54 number of cases | 2023 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Romania | 51 number of cases | 2023 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Israel | 42 number of cases | 2023 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Guyana | 40 number of cases | 2023 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 136 | Trinidad and Tobago | 40 number of cases | 2022 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Kyrgyzstan | 39 number of cases | 2023 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Panama | 26 number of cases | 2023 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Ireland | 17 number of cases | 2023 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 140 | French Polynesia | 17 number of cases | 2022 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Jamaica | 16 number of cases | 2021 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Samoa | 14 number of cases | 2023 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Albania | 13 number of cases | 2023 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Egypt | 8 number of cases | 2023 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Finland | 2 number of cases | 2023 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 146 | New Caledonia | 2 number of cases | 2023 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Montenegro | 1 number of cases | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 26.39 million number of cases
- European Union 180,069 number of cases
- IDA & IBRD total 25.67 million number of cases
- Euro area 179,368 number of cases
- Low & middle income 25.64 million number of cases
- Middle income 19.47 million number of cases
- IBRD only 14.57 million number of cases
- Upper middle income 13.82 million number of cases
- Early-demographic dividend 13.62 million number of cases
- IDA total 11.09 million number of cases
- IDA only 9.37 million number of cases
- East Asia & Pacific 9.04 million number of cases
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 8.95 million number of cases
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 8.95 million number of cases
- Least developed countries 8.60 million number of cases
- Late-demographic dividend 6.33 million number of cases
- Low income 6.18 million number of cases
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 6.03 million number of cases
- Sub-Saharan Africa 6.03 million number of cases
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 6.03 million number of cases
- Pre-demographic dividend 5.72 million number of cases
- Lower middle income 5.65 million number of cases
- Africa Eastern and Southern 5.39 million number of cases
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 5.39 million number of cases
- OECD members 5.30 million number of cases
- Europe & Central Asia 4.28 million number of cases
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 4.08 million number of cases
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 4.06 million number of cases
- Arab World 3.31 million number of cases
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 2.48 million number of cases
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 2.48 million number of cases
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 2.48 million number of cases
- South Asia 2.45 million number of cases
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 2.45 million number of cases
- Latin America & Caribbean 1.73 million number of cases
- IDA blend 1.72 million number of cases
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.69 million number of cases
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 1.68 million number of cases
- High income 750,497 number of cases
- Post-demographic dividend 699,465 number of cases
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.