In 2021, there were about 5.14 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ethiopia due to conflict - the most out of any country in the world. The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, and Somalia rounded out the top five.
Number of new internally displaced persons (IDPs) due to conflict in 2021, by country (in 1,000s)
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IDMC. (May 19, 2022). Number of new internally displaced persons (IDPs) due to conflict in 2021, by country (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/545933/number-of-internally-displaced-persons-due-to-conflict-by-country/
IDMC. "Number of new internally displaced persons (IDPs) due to conflict in 2021, by country (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 19, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/545933/number-of-internally-displaced-persons-due-to-conflict-by-country/
IDMC. (2022). Number of new internally displaced persons (IDPs) due to conflict in 2021, by country (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/545933/number-of-internally-displaced-persons-due-to-conflict-by-country/
IDMC. "Number of New Internally Displaced Persons (Idps) Due to Conflict in 2021, by Country (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/545933/number-of-internally-displaced-persons-due-to-conflict-by-country/
IDMC, Number of new internally displaced persons (IDPs) due to conflict in 2021, by country (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/545933/number-of-internally-displaced-persons-due-to-conflict-by-country/ (last visited June 09, 2023)
Number of new internally displaced persons (IDPs) due to conflict in 2021, by country (in 1,000s) [Graph], IDMC, May 19, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/545933/number-of-internally-displaced-persons-due-to-conflict-by-country/