Data for 2022
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2022
Figures for 2022, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2022 covers 34 countries. Colombia is highest, at 6,834,492; Solomon Islands is lowest, at 1,000. The middle country reads 587,229. Against 2021, 28 values changed (15 up, 13 down), 1 country joined, 2 left.
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR · Data for 2022
HighestColombia
6,834,492
LowestSolomon Islands
1,000Shaded 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, 2022, 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 | 6,834,492 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 6,780,994 |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 5,914,000 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 5,541,021 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 4,523,022 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 3,552,717 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 3,286,881 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 3,254,002 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 2,967,500 |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 2,730,000 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 1,882,391 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 1,504,848 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 1,474,679 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 1,168,619 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 1,028,743 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 989,079 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 658,793 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 515,665 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 381,289 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 379,932 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 376,809 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 292,856 |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 262,411 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 247,090 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 210,308 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 161,613 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 98,094 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 96,305 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 90,634 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 71,500 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 26,875 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 8,540 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 8,495 |
| Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 1,000 |
02In 2022
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Lowest
- Solomon Islands1,000
- Burundi8,495
- Sri Lanka8,540
- Republic of the Congo26,875
- El Salvador71,500
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 587,229. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032021 → 2022
Since 2021
What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +1 / −2countries joined / left
- 28values changed, of 33 in both
- 15 · 13rose · fell
- 5unchanged
Rose most
- Ukraine854,000 → 5,914,000+5,060,000
- Myanmar671,011 → 1,504,848+833,837
- Sudan3,036,590 → 3,552,717+516,127
- Burkina Faso1,579,976 → 1,882,391+302,415
- Mozambique744,949 → 1,028,743+283,794
Fell most
- Ethiopia3,646,267 → 2,730,000−916,267
- South Sudan2,017,236 → 1,474,679−542,557
- Afghanistan3,457,744 → 3,254,002−203,742
- Central African Republic691,791 → 515,665−176,126
- Republic of the Congo134,430 → 26,875−107,555
+ Mexico
− North Macedonia
− PakistanChanges 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
Read before you use
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=2022&yearTo=2022&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 (2022). Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2022 [data set], describing 2022. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/idps-of-concern/2022
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Other years
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Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 202135 countries
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Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 202336 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, 2022: questions and answers
Which country has the highest internally displaced people in Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2022?
Colombia, at 6,834,492, of the 34 countries in the file.
What year does Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2022 describe?
2022.
How many countries does Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2022 cover?
34.
Where can I download Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2022?
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, 2022 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2025.