Data for 2025
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2025
Figures for 2025, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2025 covers 38 countries. Sudan is highest, at 9,139,309; Sri Lanka is lowest, at 4,099. The middle country reads 489,650. Against 2024, 30 values changed (13 up, 17 down), 2 countries joined, 2 left.
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR · Data for 2025
HighestSudan
9,139,309
LowestSri Lanka
4,099Shaded 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, 2025, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 38 countries · select a heading to sort
| SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 9,139,309 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 7,157,716 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 5,669,479 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 5,542,227 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 4,795,983 |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 3,712,000 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 3,628,840 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 3,544,519 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 3,347,408 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 3,199,023 |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 2,378,000 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 2,062,534 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 1,430,903 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 1,277,527 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 1,004,257 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 997,334 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 657,155 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 573,000 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 517,555 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 461,745 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 459,585 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 427,479 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 423,845 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 414,524 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 300,439 |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 262,411 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 219,595 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 209,453 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 94,796 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 71,500 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 70,124 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 64,417 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 43,500 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 32,791 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 27,294 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 10,171 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 6,815 |
| Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 4,099 |
02In 2025
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
032024 → 2025
Since 2024
What changed between 2024 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +2 / −2countries joined / left
- 30values changed, of 36 in both
- 13 · 17rose · fell
- 6unchanged
Rose most
- Haiti1,037,463 → 1,430,903+393,440
- South Sudan944,631 → 1,277,527+332,896
- Honduras247,090 → 423,845+176,755
- Colombia7,031,498 → 7,157,716+126,218
- Myanmar3,513,867 → 3,628,840+114,973
Fell most
- Sudan11,559,970 → 9,139,309−2,420,661
- Syria7,408,909 → 5,542,227−1,866,682
- DR Congo6,905,511 → 5,669,479−1,236,032
- Somalia3,861,643 → 3,347,408−514,235
- Mozambique577,545 → 461,745−115,800
+ Guatemala+ Cambodia
− Pakistan
− Solomon IslandsChanges 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 38 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=2025&yearTo=2025&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 (2025). Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2025 [data set], describing 2025. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/idps-of-concern/2025
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Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 202438 countries
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All of them
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, 2025: questions and answers
Which country has the highest internally displaced people in Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2025?
Sudan, at 9,139,309, of the 38 countries in the file.
What year does Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2025 describe?
2025.
How many countries does Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2025 cover?
38.
Where can I download Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2025?
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, 2025 the newest?
Yes, as of 2026-10-03, when it was read from the publisher.