Data for 2020
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2020
Figures for 2020, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2020 covers 34 countries. Colombia is highest, at 8,252,788; Côte d’Ivoire is lowest, at 5,394. The middle country reads 512,121. Against 2019, 28 values changed (19 up, 9 down), 2 countries joined, 1 left.
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR · Data for 2020
HighestColombia
8,252,788
LowestCôte d’Ivoire
5,394Shaded 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, 2020, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 34 countries · select a heading to sort
| ColombiaCOLSouth America | 8,252,788 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 6,701,972 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 5,198,131 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 4,002,012 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 2,967,500 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 2,886,317 |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 2,733,628 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 2,610,278 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 2,552,174 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 1,600,254 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 1,224,108 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 1,074,993 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 1,032,942 |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 734,000 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 681,930 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 668,038 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 653,921 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 370,320 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 336,124 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 332,957 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 298,458 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 288,538 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 278,177 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 247,090 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 213,018 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 150,368 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 134,430 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 98,898 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 96,305 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 71,500 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 25,013 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 21,863 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 14,000 |
| Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 5,394 |
02In 2020
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Lowest
- Côte d’Ivoire5,394
- Papua New Guinea14,000
- Burundi21,863
- Sri Lanka25,013
- El Salvador71,500
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 512,121. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032019 → 2020
Since 2019
What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +2 / −1countries joined / left
- 28values changed, of 32 in both
- 19 · 9rose · fell
- 4unchanged
Rose most
- Ethiopia1,733,628 → 2,733,628+1,000,000
- Sudan1,885,782 → 2,552,174+666,392
- Syria6,146,994 → 6,701,972+554,978
- Burkina Faso560,033 → 1,074,993+514,960
- Mozambique180,516 → 668,038+487,522
Fell most
- Iraq1,414,632 → 1,224,108−190,524
- Libya355,672 → 278,177−77,495
- South Sudan1,665,815 → 1,600,254−65,561
- Philippines178,897 → 150,368−28,529
- Burundi33,256 → 21,863−11,393
+ Côte d’Ivoire+ Papua New Guinea
− ZimbabweChanges 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 34 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=2020&yearTo=2020&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 (2020). Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2020 [data set], describing 2020. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/idps-of-concern/2020
0633 held
Other years
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Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 201933 countries
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Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 202135 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, 2020: questions and answers
Which country has the highest internally displaced people in Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2020?
Colombia, at 8,252,788, of the 34 countries in the file.
What year does Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2020 describe?
2020.
How many countries does Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2020 cover?
34.
Where can I download Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2020?
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, 2020 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2025.