Data for 1997
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 1997
Figures for 1997, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 1997 covers 18 countries. Bosnia and Herzegovina is highest, at 816,000; Serbia is lowest, at 470. The middle country reads 200,000. Against 1996, 12 values changed (7 up, 5 down), 2 countries joined, 2 left.
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR · Data for 1997
HighestBosnia and Herzegovina
816,000
LowestSerbia
470Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 1997, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 18 of 18 countries · select a heading to sort
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 816,000 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 670,000 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 586,083 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 551,077 |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 337,000 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 296,795 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 273,386 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 265,000 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 200,000 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 200,000 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 166,000 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 79,441 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 72,000 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 35,055 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 21,877 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 1,650 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 1,278 |
| SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 470 |
02In 1997
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- Bosnia and Herzegovina816,000
- Sierra Leone670,000
- Burundi586,083
- Azerbaijan551,077
- Russia337,000
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 200,000. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
031996 → 1997
Since 1996
What changed between 1996 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +2 / −2countries joined / left
- 12values changed, of 16 in both
- 7 · 5rose · fell
- 4unchanged
Rose most
- Russia161,312 → 337,000+175,688
- Bosnia and Herzegovina760,146 → 816,000+55,854
- Afghanistan273,840 → 296,795+22,955
- Sierra Leone654,600 → 670,000+15,400
- Iraq32,000 → 35,055+3,055
+ Moldova+ Rwanda
− Cambodia
− TajikistanChanges in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
17 distinct values among 18
Values are stored exactly as published. 2 countries share 200,000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 18 countries has every column.
05The files
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UNHCR’s own file, on its own site.
https://api.unhcr.org/population/v1/population/?limit=1000&yearFrom=1997&yearTo=1997&coo_all=true
What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.
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Cite this edition
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency (1997). Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 1997 [data set], describing 1997. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/idps-of-concern/1997
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Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 199816 countries
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Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR: every year33 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 1997: questions and answers
Which country has the highest internally displaced people in Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 1997?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 816,000, of the 18 countries in the file.
What year does Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 1997 describe?
1997.
How many countries does Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 1997 cover?
18.
Where can I download Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 1997?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 1997 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2025.