Data behind: Number of armed conflicts worldwide, by type

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Number of armed conflicts worldwide, by type

How it's computed: UCDP counts. 'Non-state' = between non-government groups; 'one-sided' = organised violence against civilians. Values exactly as published by the source (rounded).
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data · link
As of: 2025 · fetched 24 Oct 2026

37 rows

Year / date	One-sided violence (conflicts)	Non-state (conflicts)	Intrastate (conflicts)	Interstate (conflicts)
1989	26	19	39	2
1990	38	19	47	2
1991	36	22	51	2
1992	35	32	50	1
1993	47	34	44	0
1994	36	28	49	1
1995	39	27	40	1
1996	38	24	39	2
1997	31	29	38	1
1998	43	38	38	2
1999	42	36	38	2
2000	41	51	38	2
2001	35	39	36	2
2002	49	41	32	1
2003	49	41	31	2
2004	46	34	33	0
2005	37	30	33	0
2006	31	29	33	0
2007	32	26	35	0
2008	35	37	38	1
2009	27	32	37	0
2010	24	32	31	0
2011	26	46	36	1
2012	28	55	32	1
2013	33	59	38	1
2014	31	81	45	1
2015	31	77	53	1
2016	31	74	52	2
2017	38	93	53	1
2018	41	84	50	2
2019	33	74	55	2
2020	45	78	54	3
2021	46	79	52	2
2022	52	86	53	3
2023	47	81	57	2
2024	54	79	55	4
2025	55	75	57	8