Data for 2015
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2015
Figures for 2015, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2015 covers 28 countries. Colombia is highest, at 6,939,067; Burundi is lowest, at 25,000. The middle country reads 442,979. Against 2014, 23 values changed (14 up, 9 down), 4 countries joined.
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR · Data for 2015
HighestColombia
6,939,067
LowestBurundi
25,000Shaded 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, 2015, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 28 countries · select a heading to sort
| ColombiaCOLSouth America | 6,939,067 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 6,563,462 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 4,403,287 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 3,218,234 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 2,532,032 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 2,172,532 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 1,790,427 |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 1,600,000 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 1,555,112 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 1,174,306 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 1,146,108 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 1,133,000 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 618,220 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 451,089 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 434,869 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 308,272 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 268,416 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 220,002 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 216,392 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 174,000 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 137,337 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 98,324 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 92,657 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 63,174 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 61,920 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 51,999 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 44,934 |
| BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 25,000 |
02In 2015
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
032014 → 2015
Since 2014
What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +4 / −0countries joined / left
- 23values changed, of 24 in both
- 14 · 9rose · fell
- 1unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
- DR Congo2,756,585 → 1,555,112−1,201,473
- Syria7,632,500 → 6,563,462−1,069,038
- Pakistan1,375,904 → 1,146,108−229,796
- Central African Republic438,538 → 216,392−222,146
- Philippines142,430 → 63,174−79,256
+ Cameroon+ Honduras+ Niger+ ChadChanges 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 28 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=2015&yearTo=2015&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 (2015). Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2015 [data set], describing 2015. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/idps-of-concern/2015
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Other years
‹ The year before
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 201424 countries
The year after ›
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 201629 countries
All of them
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, 2015: questions and answers
Which country has the highest internally displaced people in Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2015?
Colombia, at 6,939,067, of the 28 countries in the file.
What year does Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2015 describe?
2015.
How many countries does Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2015 cover?
28.
Where can I download Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2015?
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, 2015 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2025.