Data for 2006
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2006
Figures for 2006, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2006 covers 24 countries. Colombia is highest, at 3,000,000; Republic of the Congo is lowest, at 3,492. The middle country reads 179,453. Against 2005, 13 values changed (8 up, 5 down), 10 countries joined, 2 left.
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR · Data for 2006
HighestColombia
3,000,000
LowestRepublic of the Congo
3,492Shaded 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, 2006, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 24 of 24 countries · select a heading to sort
| ColombiaCOLSouth America | 3,000,000 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 1,834,368 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 1,586,174 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 1,325,235 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 1,075,297 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 709,228 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 686,586 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 469,165 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 400,000 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 245,980 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 227,590 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 200,000 |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 158,905 |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 155,231 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 147,000 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 135,500 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 129,310 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 112,686 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 100,000 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 58,500 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 16,196 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 13,850 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 3,975 |
| Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 3,492 |
02In 2006
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Lowest
- Republic of the Congo3,492
- Croatia3,975
- Burundi13,850
- Montenegro16,196
- Myanmar58,500
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 179,453. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032005 → 2006
Since 2005
What changed between 2005 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +10 / −2countries joined / left
- 13values changed, of 14 in both
- 8 · 5rose · fell
- 1unchanged
Rose most
- Colombia2,000,000 → 3,000,000+1,000,000
- Côte d’Ivoire38,039 → 709,228+671,189
- Iraq1,200,000 → 1,834,368+634,368
- Sudan841,946 → 1,325,235+483,289
- Sri Lanka324,699 → 469,165+144,466
Fell most
- Bosnia and Herzegovina182,747 → 135,500−47,247
- Serbia246,391 → 227,590−18,801
- Afghanistan142,505 → 129,310−13,195
- Russia170,544 → 158,905−11,639
- Croatia4,804 → 3,975−829
+ Central African Republic+ DR Congo+ Republic of the Congo+ Lebanon+ Myanmar+ Montenegro+ Nepal+ Chad+ Timor-Leste+ Uganda
− Liberia
− TogoChanges 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 24 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=2006&yearTo=2006&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 (2006). Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2006 [data set], describing 2006. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/idps-of-concern/2006
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Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 200723 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, 2006: questions and answers
Which country has the highest internally displaced people in Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2006?
Colombia, at 3,000,000, of the 24 countries in the file.
What year does Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2006 describe?
2006.
How many countries does Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2006 cover?
24.
Where can I download Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2006?
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, 2006 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2025.