What was the extent and pattern of conflict-related displacement in Timor-Leste between 1974 and 1999?
Conflict-related displacement was widespread. We estimated that 108,200 (+/- 7,187) households experienced 282,800 (+/- 31,100) displacement events between 1974 and 1999. Most displacements occurred between 1975 and 1980. The maximum years are 1975 and 1976, with 61,400 (+/- 13,300) and 59,800 (+/- 7,200) displacement events, respectively. The events of 1999 were substantially fewer, with approximately 28,100 (+/- 5,600) events. Most displacements were local. Of all displacement events, 54.3% are within subdistrict, 15.6% are within district, 17.4% are within region, 9.3%% are within East Timor, and 2.4% are outside of Timor. However, in 1999, the displacements that take the household out of East Timor increase to 19.3% (+/-6.1%) of displacements in that period.
