Internal displacement in South Sudan
South Sudan: Internal displacement was 1.36 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.36 million
Change on year
down 19.2%
World rank
15th
of 210 countries
All-time high
2.14 million
in 2022
All-time low
1.36 million
in 2024
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Internal displacement in South Sudan, 2019–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for internal displacement in South Sudan is 1.36 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.2% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
South Sudan ranks 15th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Internal displacement in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.58 million | — |
| 2020 | 1.54 million | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.90 million | +23.0% |
| 2022 | 2.14 million | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 1.68 million | -21.3% |
| 2024 | 1.36 million | -19.2% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 1.36 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 469,000, 2.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 1.36 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,000, 104.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.58 million | 1.58 million | 1.58 million | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.72 million | 1.36 million | 2.14 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More reference data data for South Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3667 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.41 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0368 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.41 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.23 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4032 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.2 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 62.9 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2004 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internal displacement in South Sudan?
- Internal displacement in South Sudan was 1.36 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest internal displacement recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.14 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest internal displacement recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.36 million in 2024.
- How does South Sudan rank for internal displacement?
- South Sudan ranks 15th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is internal displacement rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Sudan 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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