Libya's internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflict and violence (number of cases) was 1,700 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 97.57% from 70,000 in 2018 (52.46% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1,700 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 70,000 | 2018 |
| Highest | 498,000 | 2011 |
| Lowest | 360 | 2022 |
| Average since 2014 | 105,784 | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 498,000 | 2011 |
Over five years it is down 97.57% from 70,000 in 2018 (52.46% a year on average, compounded). Since 2011 it is down 99.66% from 498,000 in 2011 (37.71% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 3 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about 25,327 a year. A straight line explains 47% of the movement over 9 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Libya had the 25th highest value of the 25 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Libya in the 2023 ranking
What this measures
Internally displaced persons are defined according to the 1998 Guiding Principles (http://www.internal-displacement.org/publications/1998/ocha-guiding-principles-on-internal-displacement) as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of armed conflict, or to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights, or natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border. "New Displacement" refers to the number of new cases or incidents of displacement recorded over the specified year, rather than the number of people displaced. This is done because people may have been displaced more than once.
Limitations: Please note that most of the figures are estimates. The definition highlights two issues: 1) The coercive or otherwise involuntary character of movement. The definition mentions some of the most common causes of involuntary movements, such as armed conflict, violence, human rights violations and disasters. These causes have in common that they give no choice to people but to leave their homes and deprive them of the most essential protection mechanisms, such as community networks, access to services, livelihoods. Displacement severely affects the physical, socio-economic and legal safety of people and should be systematically regarded as an indicator of potential vulnerability.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 10 values
| Year | Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflict and violence (number of cases) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,700 |
| 2022 | 360 |
| 2021 | no data |
| 2020 | 39,000 |
| 2019 | 215,000 |
| 2018 | 70,000 |
| 2017 | 29,000 |
| 2016 | 156,000 |
| 2015 | 100,000 |
| 2014 | 341,000 |
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflict and violence (number of cases) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 32,000 (2022)
- Iraq — 21,000 (2023)
- Israel — 203,000 (2023)
- Pakistan — 2,800 (2023)
- Syrian Arab Republic — 174,000 (2023)
- West Bank and Gaza — 3.44 million (2023)
- Yemen, Rep. — 80,000 (2023)
More public sector data for Libya
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 5 million (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD) — 1.57 billion (2023)
- Military expenditure (current LCU) — 7.57 billion (2023)
- Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 3.57% (2023)
- Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 0 (2016)
- Armed forces personnel, total — 0 (2020)
- Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 0% (2020)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100) — 20 (2024)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100) — 53.76 (2024)
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Questions people ask
- What is Libya's internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflict and violence (number of cases)?
- 1,700 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2011?
- It is down 99.66% from 498,000 in 2011 (37.71% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 498,000 in 2011 and the lowest 360 in 2022.
- How does Libya rank?
- 25th highest of 25 economies with data for 2023.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), uri: http://www.internal-displacement.org/.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator VC.IDP.NWCV, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), uri: http://www.internal-displacement.org/ Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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