Ethiopia vs (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa: Internally displaced persons

Ethiopia
3.13 million
in 2025
(SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa
31.63 million
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
12th
(SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa rank
12th

Internally displaced persons over time

  • Ethiopia
  • (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M200920172025

How they compare

(SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 31.63 million against 3.13 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 28.49 million.

That makes (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 10.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 12th and (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th of 104 countries.

(SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 350,000 10.19 million 9.84 million (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 735,037 12.47 million 11.73 million (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 3.57 million 31.32 million 27.75 million (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher internally displaced persons, Ethiopia or (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa?
(SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa, at 31.63 million against 3.13 million in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in internally displaced persons between Ethiopia and (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa?
28.49 million, with (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa?
17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for internally displaced persons?
Ethiopia ranks 12th and (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th 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