Internal displacement in Chad
Chad: Internal displacement was 1.54 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.54 million
Change on year
up 186.8%
World rank
14th
of 210 countries
All-time high
1.54 million
in 2024
All-time low
202,000
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Internal displacement in Chad, 2019–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chad recorded 1.54 million for internal displacement in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 186.8% on the previous year and up 663.9% over ten years.
Chad ranks 14th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Internal displacement in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 202,000 | — |
| 2020 | 343,000 | +69.8% |
| 2021 | 421,000 | +22.7% |
| 2022 | 300,000 | -28.7% |
| 2023 | 538,000 | +79.3% |
| 2024 | 1.54 million | +186.8% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 1.54 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 469,000, 3.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 1.54 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,000, 118.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 202,000 | 202,000 | 202,000 | 1 |
| 2020s | 629,000 | 300,000 | 1.54 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 11 Ethiopia 3.13 million compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 2.06 million compare
- 13 Palestine 2.03 million compare
- 15 South Sudan 1.36 million compare
- 16 Iraq 1.20 million compare
- 17 Philippines 1.16 million compare
More reference data data for Chad
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5525 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9785 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internal displacement in Chad?
- Internal displacement in Chad was 1.54 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest internal displacement recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest internal displacement recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 202,000 in 2019.
- How does Chad rank for internal displacement?
- Chad ranks 14th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is internal displacement rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 663.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Internal displacement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).