Data for 2001
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2001
Figures for 2001, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2001 covers 15 countries. Afghanistan is highest, at 1,200,000; Moldova is lowest, at 1,000. The middle country reads 263,600. Against 2000, 14 values changed (6 up, 8 down), 1 country joined, 3 left.
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR · Data for 2001
HighestAfghanistan
1,200,000
LowestMoldova
1,000Shaded 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, 2001, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 15 of 15 countries · select a heading to sort
| AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 1,200,000 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 731,838 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 720,000 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 572,955 |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 443,288 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 438,253 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 264,221 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 263,600 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 202,000 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 196,116 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 23,402 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 20,000 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 16,371 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 3,458 |
| MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 1,000 |
02In 2001
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- Afghanistan1,200,000
- Sri Lanka731,838
- Colombia720,000
- Azerbaijan572,955
- Russia443,288
Lowest
- Moldova1,000
- DR Congo3,458
- North Macedonia16,371
- Burundi20,000
- Croatia23,402
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 263,600. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032000 → 2001
Since 2000
What changed between 2000 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +1 / −3countries joined / left
- 14values changed, of 14 in both
- 6 · 8rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
- Afghanistan758,625 → 1,200,000+441,375
- Colombia525,000 → 720,000+195,000
- Liberia110,686 → 196,116+85,430
- Sri Lanka706,514 → 731,838+25,324
- Azerbaijan572,451 → 572,955+504
Fell most
- Bosnia and Herzegovina518,252 → 438,253−79,999
- Angola257,508 → 202,000−55,508
- Russia490,650 → 443,288−47,362
- Burundi56,000 → 20,000−36,000
- Croatia34,134 → 23,402−10,732
+ North Macedonia
− Eritrea
− Sierra Leone
− SomaliaChanges 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
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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 15 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=2001&yearTo=2001&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 (2001). Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2001 [data set], describing 2001. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/idps-of-concern/2001
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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, 2001: questions and answers
Which country has the highest internally displaced people in Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2001?
Afghanistan, at 1,200,000, of the 15 countries in the file.
What year does Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2001 describe?
2001.
How many countries does Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2001 cover?
15.
Where can I download Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2001?
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, 2001 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2025.