Data for 2018
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2018
Figures for 2018, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2018 covers 31 countries. Colombia is highest, at 7,816,473; Burundi is lowest, at 31,909. The middle country reads 370,306. Against 2017, 31 values changed (19 up, 12 down), 1 left.
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR · Data for 2018
HighestColombia
7,816,473
LowestBurundi
31,909Shaded 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, 2018, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 31 countries · select a heading to sort
| ColombiaCOLSouth America | 7,816,473 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 6,183,920 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 4,516,866 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 2,648,001 |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 2,615,800 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 2,167,925 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 2,144,719 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 2,106,893 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 1,878,154 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 1,864,195 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 1,802,832 |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 1,500,002 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 668,494 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 640,970 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 620,423 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 370,306 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 282,382 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 215,794 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 174,001 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 170,491 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 165,314 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 156,137 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 138,000 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 120,298 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 96,830 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 96,384 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 77,651 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 71,501 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 47,030 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 35,473 |
| BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 31,909 |
02In 2018
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Lowest
- Burundi31,909
- Sri Lanka35,473
- Burkina Faso47,030
- El Salvador71,501
- Philippines77,651
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 370,306. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032017 → 2018
Since 2017
What changed between 2017 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −1countries joined / left
- 31values changed, of 31 in both
- 19 · 12rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
- Ethiopia1,078,429 → 2,615,800+1,537,371
- Somalia2,116,705 → 2,648,001+531,296
- Nigeria1,704,080 → 2,167,925+463,845
- Cameroon221,695 → 668,494+446,799
- Afghanistan1,837,079 → 2,106,893+269,814
Fell most
- Iraq2,615,988 → 1,802,832−813,156
- Ukraine1,800,000 → 1,500,002−299,998
- Philippines311,943 → 77,651−234,292
- Sudan1,997,022 → 1,864,195−132,827
- Pakistan174,354 → 96,384−77,970
− MozambiqueChanges 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 31 countries has every column.
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UNHCR’s own file, on its own site.
https://api.unhcr.org/population/v1/population/?limit=1000&yearFrom=2018&yearTo=2018&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 (2018). Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2018 [data set], describing 2018. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/idps-of-concern/2018
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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, 2018: questions and answers
Which country has the highest internally displaced people in Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2018?
Colombia, at 7,816,473, of the 31 countries in the file.
What year does Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2018 describe?
2018.
How many countries does Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2018 cover?
31.
Where can I download Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2018?
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, 2018 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2025.