Data for 2008
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2008
Figures for 2008, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2008 covers 23 countries. Colombia is highest, at 3,000,000; Croatia is lowest, at 2,497. The middle country reads 230,670. Against 2007, 17 values changed (7 up, 10 down), 3 countries joined, 3 left.
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR · Data for 2008
HighestColombia
3,000,000
LowestCroatia
2,497Shaded 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, 2008, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 23 of 23 countries · select a heading to sort
| ColombiaCOLSouth America | 3,000,000 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 2,647,251 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 1,460,102 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 1,277,200 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 1,201,040 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 853,000 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 683,956 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 603,251 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 504,800 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 404,000 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 329,870 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 230,670 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 225,879 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 197,000 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 166,718 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 155,809 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 124,529 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 100,000 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 100,000 |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 91,505 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 67,290 |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 15,860 |
| CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 2,497 |
02In 2008
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Lowest
- Croatia2,497
- Timor-Leste15,860
- Myanmar67,290
- Russia91,505
- Yemenshared100,000
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 230,670. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032007 → 2008
Since 2007
What changed between 2007 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +3 / −3countries joined / left
- 17values changed, of 20 in both
- 7 · 10rose · fell
- 3unchanged
Rose most
- Somalia1,000,000 → 1,277,200+277,200
- Iraq2,385,865 → 2,647,251+261,386
- DR Congo1,317,879 → 1,460,102+142,223
- Afghanistan153,718 → 230,670+76,952
- Georgia273,193 → 329,870+56,677
Fell most
- Uganda1,235,992 → 853,000−382,992
- Russia189,274 → 91,505−97,769
- Azerbaijan686,586 → 603,251−83,335
- Sudan1,250,000 → 1,201,040−48,960
- Timor-Leste62,625 → 15,860−46,765
+ Burundi+ Kenya+ Pakistan
− Lebanon
− Montenegro
− NepalChanges 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.
22 distinct values among 23
Values are stored exactly as published. 2 countries share 100,000. 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 23 countries has every column.
05The files
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The publisher’s original
UNHCR’s own file, on its own site.
https://api.unhcr.org/population/v1/population/?limit=1000&yearFrom=2008&yearTo=2008&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 (2008). Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2008 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/idps-of-concern/2008
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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, 2008: questions and answers
Which country has the highest internally displaced people in Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2008?
Colombia, at 3,000,000, of the 23 countries in the file.
What year does Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2008 describe?
2008.
How many countries does Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2008 cover?
23.
Where can I download Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2008?
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, 2008 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2025.