Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with was 6.03 million number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2009–2023
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
In 2023, internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 6.03 million number of cases.
That represents a change of down 18.8% on the previous year and up 277.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 7.42 million number of cases in 2022 and was at its lowest, 603,100 number of cases, in 2011.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | number of cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.12 million number of cases | — |
| 2010 | 1.69 million number of cases | +51.3% |
| 2011 | 603,100 number of cases | -64.4% |
| 2012 | 5.94 million number of cases | +885.0% |
| 2013 | 1.60 million number of cases | -73.1% |
| 2014 | 651,057 number of cases | -59.2% |
| 2015 | 1.11 million number of cases | +70.2% |
| 2016 | 1.08 million number of cases | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.55 million number of cases | +136.0% |
| 2018 | 2.61 million number of cases | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 3.38 million number of cases | +29.4% |
| 2020 | 4.41 million number of cases | +30.6% |
| 2021 | 2.58 million number of cases | -41.5% |
| 2022 | 7.42 million number of cases | +187.8% |
| 2023 | 6.03 million number of cases | -18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.12 million number of cases | 1.12 million number of cases | 1.12 million number of cases | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.12 million number of cases | 603,100 number of cases | 5.94 million number of cases | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.11 million number of cases | 2.58 million number of cases | 7.42 million number of cases | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 13 Ethiopia 618,000 number of cases compare
- 14 India 528,000 number of cases compare
- 15 Afghanistan 418,000 number of cases compare
- 16 Colombia 351,000 number of cases compare
- 17 Yemen 240,000 number of cases compare
- 18 Indonesia 238,000 number of cases compare
- 19 Malaysia 206,000 number of cases compare
More public sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Arms imports 731.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.5807 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 25.82 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 731.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 16.8 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 -6.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 21.67 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 30.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Sub-Saharan Africa was 6.03 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.42 million number of cases in 2022.
- What is the lowest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 603,100 number of cases in 2011.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 277.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.