Data for 2023
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2023
Figures for 2023, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2023 covers 36 countries. Sudan is highest, at 9,052,822; Solomon Islands is lowest, at 1,000. The middle country reads 433,271. Against 2022, 29 values changed (12 up, 17 down), 3 countries joined, 1 left.
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR · Data for 2023
HighestSudan
9,052,822
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, 2023, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 36 countries · select a heading to sort
| SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 9,052,822 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 7,248,188 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 6,918,373 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 6,251,790 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 4,516,341 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 3,860,099 |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 3,689,000 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 3,313,601 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 3,222,397 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 2,607,645 |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 2,561,497 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 2,062,534 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 1,236,672 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 1,123,663 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 1,075,252 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 657,749 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 582,764 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 511,803 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 354,739 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 335,277 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 313,901 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 295,831 |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 262,411 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 247,090 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 215,928 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 209,790 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 125,802 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 108,237 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 95,000 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 91,223 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 71,500 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 9,680 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 8,785 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 8,177 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 4,806 |
| Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 1,000 |
02In 2023
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Lowest
- Solomon Islands1,000
- Sri Lanka4,806
- Burundi8,177
- Benin8,785
- Togo9,680
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 433,271. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032022 → 2023
Since 2022
What changed between 2022 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +3 / −1countries joined / left
- 29values changed, of 33 in both
- 12 · 17rose · fell
- 4unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
- Ukraine5,914,000 → 3,689,000−2,225,000
- Mozambique1,028,743 → 582,764−445,979
- South Sudan1,474,679 → 1,236,672−238,007
- Ethiopia2,730,000 → 2,561,497−168,503
- Chad381,289 → 215,928−165,361
+ Benin+ Haiti+ Togo
− Republic of the CongoChanges 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 36 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=2023&yearTo=2023&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 (2023). Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2023 [data set], describing 2023. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/idps-of-concern/2023
0633 held
Other years
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Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 202234 countries
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Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 202438 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, 2023: questions and answers
Which country has the highest internally displaced people in Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2023?
Sudan, at 9,052,822, of the 36 countries in the file.
What year does Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2023 describe?
2023.
How many countries does Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2023 cover?
36.
Where can I download Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2023?
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, 2023 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2025.