(SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa vs Palestine, State of: Internally displaced persons

(SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa
31.63 million
in 2025
Palestine, State of
2.04 million
in 2025
(SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa rank
12th
Palestine, State of rank
14th

Internally displaced persons over time

  • (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Palestine, State of
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How they compare

(SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 31.63 million against 2.04 million in Palestine, State of, a difference of 29.59 million.

That makes (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 15.5 times Palestine, State of's.

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

(SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th and Palestine, State of ranks 14th of 148 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
2000s 10.19 million 160,000 10.03 million (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 12.47 million 201,259 12.26 million (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 31.32 million 988,206 30.33 million (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher internally displaced persons, (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa or Palestine, State of?
(SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa, at 31.63 million against 2.04 million in Palestine, State of as of 2025.
What is the difference in internally displaced persons between (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa and Palestine, State of?
29.59 million, with (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa and Palestine, State of?
17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
How do (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa and Palestine, State of rank globally for internally displaced persons?
(SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th and Palestine, State of ranks 14th of 148 groups.
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