Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Lesotho

Lesotho: Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with was 730 number of cases in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
730 number of cases
Change on year
down 47.9%
World rank
107th
of 148 countries
All-time high
5,000 number of cases
in 2010
All-time low
730 number of cases
in 2021
Years of data
5
2010–2021

Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Lesotho, 2010–2021

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k2010201520212010: 5.0k number of cases2011: 3.4k number of cases2014: 2.6k number of cases2018: 1.4k number of cases2021: 730 number of cases

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

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 730 number of cases for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 47.9% on the previous year and down 78.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Lesotho peaked at 5,000 number of cases in 2010 and was at its lowest, 730 number of cases, in 2021.

Lesotho ranks 107th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disasters (number of cases) in Lesotho, 2010 to 2021.
Year number of cases Change
2010 5,000 number of cases
2011 3,400 number of cases -32.0%
2014 2,600 number of cases -23.5%
2018 1,400 number of cases -46.2%
2021 730 number of cases -47.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 3,100 number of cases 1,400 number of cases 5,000 number of cases 4
2020s 730 number of cases 730 number of cases 730 number of cases 1

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 105 Gabon 900 number of cases compare
  2. 106 Georgia 850 number of cases compare
  3. 107 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 730 number of cases compare
  4. 109 Zimbabwe 690 number of cases compare
  5. 110 Austria 670 number of cases compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More public sector data for Lesotho

All data for Lesotho →

Frequently asked questions

What is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Lesotho?
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Lesotho was 730 number of cases in 2021, according to Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
What is the highest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 5,000 number of cases in 2010.
What is the lowest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 730 number of cases in 2021.
How does Lesotho rank for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with?
Lesotho ranks 107th out of 148 countries with data for 2021.
Is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 78.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lesotho 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Lesotho. Statizoid, drawing on Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Retrieved 29 August 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/stat/internally-displaced-persons-new-displacement-associated-with-disasters-number-of-cases/lesotho/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/stat/internally-displaced-persons-new-displacement-associated-with-disasters-number-of-cases/lesotho/">Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Lesotho</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.