Democratic Republic of the Congo vs (SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission: Internally displaced persons

Democratic Republic of the Congo
4.91 million
in 2025
(SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission
31.73 million
in 2025
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
6th
(SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission rank
9th

Internally displaced persons over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • (SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M200920172025

How they compare

(SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission currently reports 31.73 million against 4.91 million in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 26.83 million.

That makes (SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission's figure about 6.5 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, (SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th and (SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission ranks 9th of 104 countries.

(SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo (SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission Difference Ahead
2000s 1.90 million 10.19 million 8.29 million (SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission
2010s 2.88 million 12.70 million 9.82 million (SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission
2020s 5.91 million 31.50 million 25.59 million (SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher internally displaced persons, Democratic Republic of the Congo or (SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission?
(SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission, at 31.73 million against 4.91 million in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in internally displaced persons between Democratic Republic of the Congo and (SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission?
26.83 million, with (SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and (SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission?
17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and (SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission rank globally for internally displaced persons?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th and (SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission ranks 9th of 104 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Internally displaced persons (IDPs). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Internally displaced persons (IDPs)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
252 places, 3,487 data points, 2009–2025
Last refreshed