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African countries with the largest number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) as of 2025 (in 1,000s)

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Release date

February 2026

Region

Africa

Survey time period

2025*

Supplementary notes

*Values are up until mid-year.

Countries with less than 100,000 people displaced were not included.

Figures were rounded.

The source does not provide a publication date. The release date is therefore the date the statistic was accessed.

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Number of internally displaced persons in Africa 2025, by country

Published by Zeynep Dierks, Feb 2, 2026

Sudan was the African country with the highest number of internally displaced persons, those forced to leave their house but remain within their country's borders. In 2025, Sudan counted over 10 million IDPs, in a population of around 50 million people. The Democratic Republic on the Congo had nearly 5.2 million displaced persons, while Nigeria had about 3.6 million. 

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