Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with was 1.69 million number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 2008–2023
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
The most recent figure for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 1.69 million number of cases, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.9% on the previous year and up 376.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 8.16 million number of cases in 2010 and was at its lowest, 354,082 number of cases, in 2013.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number of cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 761,340 number of cases | — |
| 2009 | 984,920 number of cases | +29.4% |
| 2010 | 8.16 million number of cases | +728.9% |
| 2011 | 1.01 million number of cases | -87.6% |
| 2012 | 521,000 number of cases | -48.6% |
| 2013 | 354,082 number of cases | -32.0% |
| 2014 | 1.55 million number of cases | +338.0% |
| 2015 | 1.54 million number of cases | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 903,280 number of cases | -41.3% |
| 2017 | 853,822 number of cases | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 367,714 number of cases | -56.9% |
| 2019 | 569,749 number of cases | +54.9% |
| 2020 | 2.30 million number of cases | +303.8% |
| 2021 | 825,896 number of cases | -64.1% |
| 2022 | 1.27 million number of cases | +53.6% |
| 2023 | 1.69 million number of cases | +32.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +728.9% | 984,920 number of cases | 8.16 million number of cases |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 873,130 number of cases | 761,340 number of cases | 984,920 number of cases | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.58 million number of cases | 354,082 number of cases | 8.16 million number of cases | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 million number of cases | 825,896 number of cases | 2.30 million number of cases | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 32 Greece 91,000 number of cases compare
- 33 Angola 79,000 number of cases compare
- 34 Central African Republic 70,000 number of cases compare
- 34 Rwanda 70,000 number of cases compare
- 36 Vanuatu 69,000 number of cases compare
- 37 Viet Nam 68,000 number of cases compare
- 38 Sudan 58,000 number of cases compare
More public sector data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Arms imports 644.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.9954 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 67.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 644.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 113.41 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 10.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 73.38 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 19.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.69 million 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.16 million number of cases in 2010.
- What is the lowest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 354,082 number of cases in 2013.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 376.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.