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Internally Displaced People by African country
Sudan has the highest internally displaced people of any African country, at 9.14M — 1.6× Democratic Republic of the Congo's 5.67M.
Number of people displaced within their own country (UNHCR). 52 of 54 countries, ranked · UNHCR DISPLACEMENT SIGNALS, 2025.
Sudan
Democratic Republic of the Congo
NigeriaBy region
The top 5 countries account for 79% of Africa's total internally displaced people.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Internally Displaced People | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 9.14M | |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5.67M | |
| 3 | Nigeria | 3.54M | |
| 4 | Somalia | 3.35M | |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 2.38M | |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 2.06M | |
| 7 | South Sudan | 1.28M | |
| 8 | Cameroon | 1M | |
| 9 | Mozambique | 461.75K | |
| 10 | Niger | 459.59K | |
| 11 | Central African Republic | 427.48K | |
| 12 | Mali | 414.52K | |
| 13 | Chad | 219.6K | |
| 14 | Libya | 32.79K | |
| 15 | Benin | 27.29K | |
| 16 | Togo | 10.17K | |
| 17 | Burundi | 6.82K | |
| 18 | Algeria | 0 | |
| 19 | Angola | 0 | |
| 20 | Botswana | 0 | |
| 21 | Cabo Verde | 0 | |
| 22 | Comoros | 0 | |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 | |
| 24 | Djibouti | 0 | |
| 25 | Egypt | 0 | |
| 26 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | |
| 27 | Eritrea | 0 | |
| 28 | Eswatini | 0 | |
| 29 | Gabon | 0 | |
| 30 | Gambia | 0 | |
| 31 | Ghana | 0 | |
| 32 | Guinea | 0 | |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | |
| 34 | Kenya | 0 | |
| 35 | Lesotho | 0 | |
| 36 | Liberia | 0 | |
| 37 | Madagascar | 0 | |
| 38 | Malawi | 0 | |
| 39 | Mauritania | 0 | |
| 40 | Mauritius | 0 | |
| 41 | Morocco | 0 | |
| 42 | Namibia | 0 | |
| 43 | Republic of the Congo | 0 | |
| 44 | Rwanda | 0 | |
| 45 | Senegal | 0 | |
| 46 | Sierra Leone | 0 | |
| 47 | South Africa | 0 | |
| 48 | Tanzania | 0 | |
| 49 | Tunisia | 0 | |
| 50 | Uganda | 0 | |
| 51 | Zambia | 0 | |
| 52 | Zimbabwe | 0 |
Somalia
Ethiopia
Burkina Faso
South Sudan
Cameroon
Mozambique
Niger
Central African Republic
Mali
Chad
Libya
Benin
Togo
Burundi
Algeria
Angola
Botswana
Cabo Verde
Comoros
Cote d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Namibia
Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
Senegal
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
ZimbabweGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Internally Displaced People figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=idps_total&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest internally displaced people?
Sudan has the highest internally displaced people in Africa at 9.14M (2025), followed by Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nigeria.
Which African country has the lowest internally displaced people?
Zimbabwe has the lowest internally displaced people of the 52 African countries with data, at 0 (2025).
How many African countries report Internally Displaced People data?
52 of 54 African countries have a recent Internally Displaced People figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=idps_total&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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