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Refugees and internally displaced persons

Congo, Republic of the — 22 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2004 IDPs: 60,000 (multiple civil wars since 1992; most IDPs are ethnic Lari) (2004)
2005 IDPs: 60,000 (multiple civil wars since 1992; most IDPs are ethnic Lari) (2004)
2006 refugees (country of origin): 53,834 (Democratic Republic of Congo) IDPs: 60,000 (multiple civil wars since 1992; most IDPs are ethnic Lari) (2005)
2007 refugees (country of origin): 56,380 (Democratic Republic of Congo), 6,478 (Rwanda) IDPs: 48,000 (multiple civil wars since 1992; most IDPs are ethnic Lari) (2006)
2008 refugees (country of origin): 46,341 (Democratic Republic of Congo); 6,564 (Rwanda) IDPs: 48,000 (multiple civil wars since 1992; most IDPs are ethnic Lari) (2007)
2009 refugees (country of origin): 46,341 (Democratic Republic of Congo); 6,564 (Rwanda) IDPs: 48,000 (multiple civil wars since 1992; most IDPs are ethnic Lari) (2007)
2010 refugees (country of origin): 46,341 (Democratic Republic of Congo); 6,564 (Rwanda) IDPs: 48,000 (multiple civil wars since 1992; most IDPs are ethnic Lari) (2007)
2011 refugees (country of origin): 46,341 (Democratic Republic of Congo); 6,564 (Rwanda) IDPs: 48,000 (multiple civil wars since 1992; most IDPs are ethnic Lari) (2007)
2012 refugees (country of origin): 131,648 (Democratic Republic of Congo); 8,374 (Rwanda) (2011) IDPs: 7,800 (multiple civil wars since 1992) (2009)
2013 refugees (country of origin): 8,404 (Rwanda); 89,424 (Democratic Republic of Congo) (2012) IDPs: 7,800 (multiple civil wars since 1992) (2009)
2014 refugees (country of origin): 31,936 (Democratic Republic of Congo); 8,496 (Rwanda) (2013); 16,750 (Central African Republic) (2014) IDPs: 7,800 (multiple civil wars since 1992) (2009)
2015 refugees (country of origin): 23,376 (Democratic Republic of the Congo); 9,104 (Rwanda) (2014); 29,884 (Central African Republic) (2015) | IDPs: 7,800 (multiple civil wars since 1992) (2014)
2016 refugees (country of origin): 8,549 (Rwanda) (2015); 29,304 (Central African Republic); 12,223 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2016) | IDPs: 7,800 (multiple civil wars since 1992) (2015)
2017 refugees (country of origin): 9,202 (Rwanda) (2016); 49,974 (Central African Republic); 12,280 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2017) | IDPs: 33,000 (multiple civil wars since 1992) (2016)
2018 refugees (country of origin): 9,275 (Rwanda), 26,403 (Central African Republic) (2017), 15,715 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2018) | IDPs: 108,000 (multiple civil wars since 1992) (2017)
2019 refugees (country of origin): 22,198 (Central African Republic), 20,289 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2019) | IDPs: 107,000 (multiple civil wars since 1992) (2018)
2020 refugees (country of origin): 20,700 (Central African Republic), 19,780 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2020) | IDPs: 304,430 (multiple civil wars since 1992) (2020)
2021 refugees (country of origin): 28,894 (Central African Republic), 22,100 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers)(2021) IDPs: 304,430 (multiple civil wars since 1992) (2021)
2022 refugees (country of origin): 29,229 (Central African Republic), 22,150 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2022) IDPs: 159,830 (multiple civil wars since 1992) (2022)
2023 refugees (country of origin): 33,585 (Central African Republic), 28,396 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers)(2023) IDPs: 27,000 (multiple civil wars since 1992) (2022)
2024 refugees (country of origin): 33,593 (Central African Republic), 29,785 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2024) IDPs: 27,000 (multiple civil wars since 1992) (2022)
2025 refugees: 69,766 (2024 est.)