Internal displacement in Palestine
Palestine: Internal displacement was 2.03 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.03 million
Change on year
up 19.0%
World rank
13th
of 210 countries
All-time high
2.03 million
in 2024
All-time low
12,000
in 2021
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Internal displacement in Palestine, 2019–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for internal displacement in Palestine is 2.03 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.0% on the previous year and up 736.2% over ten years.
Palestine ranks 13th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Internal displacement in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 243,000 | — |
| 2020 | 131,000 | -46.1% |
| 2021 | 12,000 | -90.8% |
| 2022 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.71 million | +14125.0% |
| 2024 | 2.03 million | +19.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 2.03 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,500, 812.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 2.03 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 340, 5976.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 243,000 | 243,000 | 243,000 | 1 |
| 2020s | 778,800 | 12,000 | 2.03 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More reference data data for Palestine
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1625 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0127 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.022 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internal displacement in Palestine?
- Internal displacement in Palestine was 2.03 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest internal displacement recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 2.03 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest internal displacement recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,000 in 2021.
- How does Palestine rank for internal displacement?
- Palestine ranks 13th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is internal displacement rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 736.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palestine 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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