Internal displacement in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Internal displacement was 6.90 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.90 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
4th
of 210 countries
All-time high
6.90 million
in 2024
All-time low
5.27 million
in 2020
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Internal displacement in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2019–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 6.90 million for internal displacement in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 4th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Internal displacement in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.68 million | — |
| 2020 | 5.27 million | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 5.54 million | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 5.97 million | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 6.88 million | +15.3% |
| 2024 | 6.90 million | +0.2% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 6.90 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 469,000, 14.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 6.90 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,000, 530.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.68 million | 5.68 million | 5.68 million | 1 |
| 2020s | 6.11 million | 5.27 million | 6.90 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More reference data data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3528 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.335 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.82 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internal displacement in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Internal displacement in Democratic Republic of Congo was 6.90 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest internal displacement recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 6.90 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest internal displacement recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.27 million in 2020.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for internal displacement?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is internal displacement rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.
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