Data for 2017
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2017
Figures for 2017, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2017 covers 32 countries. Colombia is highest, at 7,677,609; Burkina Faso is lowest, at 2,350. The middle country reads 295,023. Against 2016, 26 values changed (14 up, 12 down), 3 countries joined.
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR · Data for 2017
HighestColombia
7,677,609
LowestBurkina Faso
2,350Shaded 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, 2017, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 32 countries · select a heading to sort
| ColombiaCOLSouth America | 7,677,609 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 6,150,005 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 4,351,376 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 2,615,988 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 2,116,705 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 2,014,062 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 1,997,022 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 1,903,953 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 1,837,079 |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 1,800,000 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 1,704,080 |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 1,078,429 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 688,700 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 612,785 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 353,108 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 311,943 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 278,103 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 221,695 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 217,453 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 180,937 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 174,354 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 174,000 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 129,015 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 107,828 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 99,983 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 98,574 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 71,500 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 57,258 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 39,322 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 38,172 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 15,128 |
| Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 2,350 |
02In 2017
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Lowest
- Burkina Faso2,350
- Mozambique15,128
- Mali38,172
- Sri Lanka39,322
- Burundi57,258
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 295,023. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032016 → 2017
Since 2016
What changed between 2016 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +3 / −0countries joined / left
- 26values changed, of 29 in both
- 14 · 12rose · fell
- 3unchanged
Rose most
- DR Congo2,232,900 → 4,351,376+2,118,476
- Somalia1,562,554 → 2,116,705+554,151
- Central African Republic411,785 → 688,700+276,915
- Colombia7,410,816 → 7,677,609+266,793
- Philippines87,418 → 311,943+224,525
+ Burkina Faso+ Ethiopia+ El SalvadorChanges 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 32 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=2017&yearTo=2017&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 (2017). Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2017 [data set], describing 2017. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/idps-of-concern/2017
0633 held
Other years
‹ The year before
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 201629 countries
The year after ›
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 201831 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, 2017: questions and answers
Which country has the highest internally displaced people in Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2017?
Colombia, at 7,677,609, of the 32 countries in the file.
What year does Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2017 describe?
2017.
How many countries does Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2017 cover?
32.
Where can I download Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2017?
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, 2017 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2025.