Internal displacement in Sudan
Sudan: Internal displacement was 11.56 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
11.56 million
Change on year
up 27.7%
World rank
1st
of 210 countries
All-time high
11.56 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.41 million
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Internal displacement in Sudan, 2019–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 11.56 million for internal displacement in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.7% on the previous year and up 380.3% over ten years.
Sudan ranks 1st of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Internal displacement in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.41 million | — |
| 2020 | 2.73 million | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 3.26 million | +19.5% |
| 2022 | 3.78 million | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 9.05 million | +139.6% |
| 2024 | 11.56 million | +27.7% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 11.56 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 469,000, 24.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 11.56 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,000, 889.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.41 million | 2.41 million | 2.41 million | 1 |
| 2020s | 6.08 million | 2.73 million | 11.56 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5846 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.81 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4356 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.88 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internal displacement in Sudan?
- Internal displacement in Sudan was 11.56 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest internal displacement recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.56 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest internal displacement recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.41 million in 2019.
- How does Sudan rank for internal displacement?
- Sudan ranks 1st out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is internal displacement rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 380.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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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