Data for 2021
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2021
Figures for 2021, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2021 covers 35 countries. Syria is highest, at 6,865,308; North Macedonia is lowest, at 116. The middle country reads 654,839. Against 2020, 27 values changed (18 up, 9 down), 2 countries joined, 1 left.
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR · Data for 2021
HighestSyria
6,865,308
LowestNorth Macedonia
116Shaded 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, 2021, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 35 countries · select a heading to sort
| SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 6,865,308 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 6,766,002 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 5,407,840 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 4,288,739 |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 3,646,267 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 3,457,744 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 3,084,916 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 3,036,590 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 2,967,500 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 2,017,236 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 1,579,976 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 1,186,556 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 933,138 |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 854,000 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 744,949 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 691,791 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 671,011 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 654,839 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 406,573 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 350,110 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 290,156 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 247,090 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 224,016 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 211,823 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 179,047 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 134,430 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 105,214 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 98,898 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 96,305 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 71,500 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 24,000 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 19,176 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 8,767 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 1,000 |
| North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 116 |
02In 2021
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Lowest
- North Macedonia116
- Solomon Islands1,000
- Sri Lanka8,767
- Burundi19,176
- Papua New Guinea24,000
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 654,839. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032020 → 2021
Since 2020
What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +2 / −1countries joined / left
- 27values changed, of 33 in both
- 18 · 9rose · fell
- 6unchanged
Rose most
- Ethiopia2,733,628 → 3,646,267+912,639
- Afghanistan2,886,317 → 3,457,744+571,427
- Burkina Faso1,074,993 → 1,579,976+504,983
- Sudan2,552,174 → 3,036,590+484,416
- Nigeria2,610,278 → 3,084,916+474,638
Fell most
- Colombia8,252,788 → 6,766,002−1,486,786
- Cameroon1,032,942 → 933,138−99,804
- Libya278,177 → 179,047−99,130
- Niger298,458 → 224,016−74,442
- Philippines150,368 → 105,214−45,154
+ North Macedonia+ Solomon Islands
− Côte d’IvoireChanges 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 35 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=2021&yearTo=2021&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 (2021). Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/idps-of-concern/2021
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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, 2021: questions and answers
Which country has the highest internally displaced people in Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2021?
Syria, at 6,865,308, of the 35 countries in the file.
What year does Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2021 describe?
2021.
How many countries does Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2021 cover?
35.
Where can I download Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2021?
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, 2021 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2025.