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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

DRC AT A GLANCE
Situation as of 31 October 2023

CENTRAL 1068
ETHIOPIA
AFRICAN
Highlights
Bight of NIGERIA REPUBLIC 12845
Benin
1. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the country with the largest internally displaced population in Africa 9962 6676 3
2. DRC hosts over 0.5 millions refugees and asylum seekers. SOUTH SUDAN Ilemi
3. Lack of a proper civil registration system puts many at risk of statelessness in DRC. UNHCR joins the United Triangle
Bili Gbadolite (SSD)
Nations Legal Identity Program to help the DRC government put in place a strong registration system that is
CAMEROON Yakoma
Bight of
inclusive for all types of populations, ensuring that no one is left behind. Libenge 113668 BAS-UELE
Biafra
NORD-UBANGI 54549 HAUT-UELE Faradje
275 36 41509
43042 Aru
243
Refugees and Asylum Seekers SUD-UBANGI
UGANDA
in DRCGulf of Internally Displaced People Returned IDP
Guinea MONGALA
as of 31 October 2023 (IDP) as of 30 September 2023 as of 30 September 2023 1
686675
11769 Bunia
521,712 6.04 millions 2.84 millions
EQUATORIAL
GUINEA ITURI
1583480
33442
NORTH
ATLANTIC SAO EQUATEUR 1 KENYA
TSHOPO Beni
OCEAN TOME 362 58322
AND PRINCIPE
REPUBLIC OF 76394 179
Refugees Asylum Seekers THE CONGO 498133
TSHUAPA 2283623
GABON
520,130 1,582 1
27930
14 164562
NORD-KIVU
1619447
Repatriated from DRC to Repatriated from neighboring RWANDA
Goma

neighboring countries countries to DRC 32186 6036


(from 2021 to 2023) (from 2021 to 2023)
MAI-NDOMBE 83829
8000 DEMOCRATIC 1424791 Bukavu

31,289 12,522
REPUBLIC OF SUD-KIVU BURUNDI
THE CONGO 613 83214 Uvira
MANIEMA 15287
37
SANKURU 116059 317944 86380
Congolese Refugees in Africa 17539 Baraka
Kinshasa 4218
as of 31 October 2023 936 130 UNITED
KASAI
1,053,651* 15550 REPUBLIC OF
KONGO CENTRAL KWILU 80021 TANZANIA
*Only figures for Rwanda are as of October 31, 2023. Figures for other 805 71704 88445
countries are as of September 30, 2023. Kananga
16 LOMAMI 316679 Kalemie
Congolese refugees in Rwanda Tshikapa 1562 6619 848 TANGANYIKA
24175
as of 31 October 2023 KWANGO KASAI KASAI ORIENTAL 94 786
CENTRAL

83,829 SOUTH
154529
ATLANTIC
OCEAN
HAUT-LOMAMI
UNHCR Country Office 6636 - 54549

54550 - 116672
UNHCR Sub-Office
116673 - 472088
UNHCR Field Office 938
472089 - 2281925
UNHCR Field Unit 9 577
2281926 - 4067811 LUALABA
Refugee centre
23265 2499
Refugee, planned settlement Numbers of Congolese refugees HAUT-KATANGA
ANGOLA
884
IDP, unplanned settlement 10

International Boundary 100 58274 33681


ZAMBIA
Administrative line 1,000 MALAWI
10,000 MOZAMBIQUE
Administrative boundary

100,000
Total number of people forced to flee 12678
14 - 6635
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. 200km

Printing date: 08 Nov 2023 Sources: UNCS, UNHCR, Populations Movements Commissions (CMP), OCHA and Partners Author: UNHCR - Kinshasa Feedback: mapping@unhcr.org Filename: COD_DRC_at_a_glance_31_october_2023_A3L

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