In 2020, there were about 6.6 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Syria due to conflict - the most out of any country in the world. The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Colombia, Yemen, and Afghanistan rounded out the top five.
Number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) due to conflict in 2020, by country (in 1,000s)
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IDMC. (May 20, 2021). Number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) due to conflict in 2020, by country (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/545933/number-of-internally-displaced-persons-due-to-conflict-by-country/
IDMC. "Number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) due to conflict in 2020, by country (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 20, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/545933/number-of-internally-displaced-persons-due-to-conflict-by-country/
IDMC. (2021). Number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) due to conflict in 2020, by country (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/545933/number-of-internally-displaced-persons-due-to-conflict-by-country/
IDMC. "Number of Internally Displaced Persons (Idps) Due to Conflict in 2020, by Country (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/545933/number-of-internally-displaced-persons-due-to-conflict-by-country/
IDMC, Number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) due to conflict in 2020, by country (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/545933/number-of-internally-displaced-persons-due-to-conflict-by-country/ (last visited May 20, 2022)