Uganda
Country Information
| Source | ||
| Population | UN Population Division (as of 2016) | |
| Number of IDPs (Conflict and violence) | IDMC (as of 2016) | |
| New displacements (Conflict and violence) | IDMC (as of 2016) | |
| New displacements (Disasters) | IDMC (as of 2016) | |
| Refugees | UNHCR (as of 2015) |
Conflict and violence displacement figures
Latest GRID confidence assessment
| Displacement type | IDPs (Stock) | New Displacement (Flow) |
| Reporting units |
People |
People |
| Methodology |
Unknown |
Unknown |
| Geographical disaggregation | Country/territory - admin 0 | Country/territory - admin 0 |
| Geographical coverage | No | No |
| Frequency of reporting | Other | Other |
| Disaggregation on sex | No | No |
| Disaggregation on age | Partial | Partial |
| Data triangulation | No triangulation | Good triangulation |
| Data on settlement elsewhere | No | No |
| Data on returns | No | No |
| Data on local integration | No | No |
| Data on deaths | No | No |
| Data on births | No | No |
Latest GRID figures analysis
IDMC’s estimates include 23,000 people newly displaced in 2016 and an old caseload of 30,000 IDPs who were displaced to Lamwo, Kitgum, Gulu, and Agago districts due to the Lord’s Resistance Army conflict in the 1990s and 2000s. The new displacements in 2016 primarily occurred in Bundibugyo district, where members of the Bakonzo and Bamba ethnic groups clashed following contested local elections and political infighting.
Download extended figures analysis (PDF, 40 KB)Latest GRID stock figure by year of data update
Disaster displacement figures
New displacements
Events timeline
Publication | 11 May 2015
The national responsibility to protect internally displaced people: The Kampala Convention
IDMC organised a training workshop in partnership with the Norwegian Refugee Council and the AU Commission to promote the ratification and the implementation of the Kampala Convention.
Overview | 23 January 2014
New displacement in Uganda continues alongside long-term recovery needs
Amid continued displacement due to disasters, evictions, and episodes of violence, continued support is needed to assist over a million people displaced due to Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) who have returned home to rebuild their lives and find long-term peace.
Summary | 31 December 2013
Uganda: Internal displacement in brief
Attacks by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and the government’s strategy of forcibly relocating civilians in displacement camps caused large-scale displacement in northern Uganda in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Country Page | 31 July 2012
Uganda
IDMC's Uganda page provides an overview of the latest figures and key concerns facing internally displaced people in the country.
Overview | 24 May 2012
Need to focus on returnees and remaining IDPs in transition to development
Since the 2006 signing of a cease-fire agreement between the government of Uganda and the Lord’s Resistance Army there has been significant return of those displaced by conflict in northern Uganda.
Country Profile | 24 May 2012
Uganda: Need to focus on returnees and remaining IDPs in transition to development
Since the 2006 signing of a cease-fire agreement between the government of Uganda and the Lord’s Resistance Army there has been significant return of those displaced by conflict in northern Uganda. The overwhelming majority of the 1.8 million internally displaced people (IDPs) who lived in camps at the height of the crisis have returned to their areas of origin or resettled in new locations.
Publication | 01 June 2011
Unprepared for peace: Education in northern Uganda in displacement and beyond
Case study focusing on factors that affect displaced children’s ability to exercise their right to education in Uganda.