Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with was 638,700 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Africa Western and Central, 2009–2023
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
Africa Western and Central recorded 638,700 number of cases for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in 2023.
That represents a change of down 79.6% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Africa Western and Central peaked at 5.03 million number of cases in 2012 and was at its lowest, 71,990 number of cases, in 2014.
Africa Western and Central ranks 39th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | number of cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 683,200 number of cases | — |
| 2010 | 1.23 million number of cases | +79.8% |
| 2011 | 107,400 number of cases | -91.3% |
| 2012 | 5.03 million number of cases | +4583.7% |
| 2013 | 530,498 number of cases | -89.5% |
| 2014 | 71,990 number of cases | -86.4% |
| 2015 | 202,690 number of cases | +181.6% |
| 2016 | 208,450 number of cases | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 372,548 number of cases | +78.7% |
| 2018 | 798,642 number of cases | +114.4% |
| 2019 | 649,648 number of cases | -18.7% |
| 2020 | 824,052 number of cases | +26.8% |
| 2021 | 239,800 number of cases | -70.9% |
| 2022 | 3.13 million number of cases | +1203.4% |
| 2023 | 638,700 number of cases | -79.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 683,200 number of cases | 683,200 number of cases | 683,200 number of cases | 1 |
| 2010s | 920,077 number of cases | 71,990 number of cases | 5.03 million number of cases | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 million number of cases | 239,800 number of cases | 3.13 million number of cases | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
More public sector data for Africa Western and Central
- Arms imports 360.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.6914 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -36.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 360.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 15.4 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -14.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 8.02 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 62.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Africa Western and Central?
- Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Africa Western and Central was 638,700 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 Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 5.03 million number of cases in 2012.
- What is the lowest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 71,990 number of cases in 2014.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central data come from?
- The figures come from Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), published as part of Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disasters (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.