Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in South Asia
South Asia: Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with was 2.45 million number of cases in 2023. ▼ Falling
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in South Asia, 2008–2023
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
In 2023, internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in South Asia stood at 2.45 million number of cases.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.9% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in South Asia peaked at 9.89 million number of cases in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.12 million number of cases, in 2010.
South Asia ranks 31st of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in South Asia, year by year
| Year | number of cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7.50 million number of cases | — |
| 2009 | 7.03 million number of cases | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 2.12 million number of cases | -69.8% |
| 2011 | 2.65 million number of cases | +25.1% |
| 2012 | 9.89 million number of cases | +272.7% |
| 2013 | 3.64 million number of cases | -63.2% |
| 2014 | 4.20 million number of cases | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 6.88 million number of cases | +63.9% |
| 2016 | 3.55 million number of cases | -48.4% |
| 2017 | 2.81 million number of cases | -20.7% |
| 2018 | 2.88 million number of cases | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 9.31 million number of cases | +223.5% |
| 2020 | 8.37 million number of cases | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 5.16 million number of cases | -38.4% |
| 2022 | 4.14 million number of cases | -19.8% |
| 2023 | 2.45 million number of cases | -40.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.26 million number of cases | 7.03 million number of cases | 7.50 million number of cases | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.79 million number of cases | 2.12 million number of cases | 9.89 million number of cases | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.03 million number of cases | 2.45 million number of cases | 8.37 million number of cases | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 28 Iran, Islamic Republic of 124,000 number of cases compare
- 29 Madagascar 117,000 number of cases compare
- 30 Nepal 110,000 number of cases compare
- 31 Niger 95,000 number of cases compare
- 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
More public sector data for South Asia
- Arms imports 1.26 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.7506 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -19.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.26 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 54.8 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0211 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 91.92 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 467.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in South Asia?
- Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in South Asia was 2.45 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.89 million number of cases in 2012.
- What is the lowest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.12 million number of cases in 2010.
- How does South Asia rank for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with?
- South Asia ranks 31st out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia 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.