Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Iceland

Iceland: Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with was 4,600 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
4,600 number of cases
Change on year
up 8,114.3%
World rank
83rd
of 148 countries
All-time high
4,600 number of cases
in 2023
All-time low
56 number of cases
in 2022
Years of data
5
2017–2023

Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Iceland, 2017–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k2017202020232017: 120 number of cases2020: 590 number of cases2021: 220 number of cases2022: 56 number of cases2023: 4.6k number of cases

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

Analysis

Iceland recorded 4,600 number of cases for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8,114.3% on the previous year and up 3,733.3% over ten years.

Iceland ranks 83rd of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disasters (number of cases) in Iceland, 2017 to 2023.
Year number of cases Change
2017 120 number of cases
2020 590 number of cases +391.7%
2021 220 number of cases -62.7%
2022 56 number of cases -74.5%
2023 4,600 number of cases +8114.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 120 number of cases 120 number of cases 120 number of cases 1
2020s 1,366 number of cases 56 number of cases 4,600 number of cases 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 80 Belize 5,100 number of cases compare
  2. 80 Tajikistan 5,100 number of cases compare
  3. 82 Australia 4,700 number of cases compare
  4. 83 United Kingdom 4,600 number of cases compare
  5. 85 Oman 4,500 number of cases compare
  6. 86 Uruguay 4,300 number of cases compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Iceland?
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Iceland was 4,600 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 Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 4,600 number of cases in 2023.
What is the lowest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 56 number of cases in 2022.
How does Iceland rank for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with?
Iceland ranks 83rd out of 148 countries with data for 2023.
Is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 3,733.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iceland 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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Indicator
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disasters (number of cases)
Unit
number of cases
Source
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,233 data points, 2008–2023
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.