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Global StatisticsThis table includes the most recent available figures on IDPs displaced by conflict. Please note that most of the figures are estimates.
More statistics and analyses of available figures can be found in the Internal Displacement Profiles in the IDP database which are linked from the country IDP figures in this table. An overview of global IDP estimates from 1990 to 2011 is available here. A table of country numbers from 2001 to 2011 is available here.
For an analysis of current internal displacement trends, see the Global Overview.
| Countries |
Number of IDPs
(rounded) |
Govt. figures |
UN figures |
Other figures |
Comments |
| Afghanistan |
At least 493,000 conflict displaced (31 January 2013) |
At least 493,000 |
At least 493,000 |
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Official figures do not include IDPs in urban and semi-urban areas and those in inaccessible rural locations, including large swaths of the conflict-affected south, east and south-east. |
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| Algeria |
Undetermined |
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1,000,000 (EU, 2002) |
No recent figure available |
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| Angola |
Undetermined |
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19,566 (UNTCU, Nov. 2005) |
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The figure refers to the number of IDPs in the Cabinda region. No recent figure is available |
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| Armenia |
Up to 8.400 |
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8,399 (NRC, 2005) |
No more recent figure available |
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| Azerbaijan |
Up to 600,000 |
600,336 (December 2012) |
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Includes those displaced from Nagorno Karabakh and the surrounding districts and their children born following displacement and eligible for IDP status. |
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| Bangladesh |
Undetermined |
More than 667,000 (2000) |
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Official government information for the year 2000 says that 128,364 families were internally displaced. Calculating with an average family size of 5.2 individuals per family for Chittagong Hills Tracts, this corresponds to 667,493 individuals. |
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
113,000 |
113,000 (December 2011) |
113,000 ( UNHCR December 2011) |
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As of end 2011, the total number of returned IDPs since the end of the conflict is recorded as 579,952 in addition to close to 450,000 returned refugees. At the height of the conflict some 17 years ago around 2,000,000 were displaced in and outside of Bosnia-Hercegovina. |
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| Burundi |
78,800 |
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78,800 (Government of Burundi/UN, December 2011) |
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The last official figure estimates the remaining IDPs in Burundi at 78,8000. There were no documented returns in 2012. Most of the remaining IDPs are in the northern and central provinces. |
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| Central African Republic |
Around 206,000 (24 March 2013) |
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206,000 (UNHCR, 24 March 2013) |
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The figure is a rough estimate as access to affected populations is limited. |
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| Chad |
90,000 |
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90,000 (OCHA, December 2012) |
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An estimated 91,000 IDPs have returned to their homes, integrated locally or settled elsewhere in the country since 2008. |
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| Colombia |
4,900,000 - 5,500,000 |
4,900,000 (December 2012) |
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5,454,766 (CODHES, December 2011) |
As part of the 2011 Victim's Law, the Colombian government introduced a new victim's registry in which IDPs are also included. By the end of the year, neither the cummulative figure of IDPs nor new displacements in 2012 were definitive because requests for registration had increased significantly and there was a backlog in the evaluation of declarations by the government. While the government's figure is one million higher than by the end of 2011, it represents both new displacements in 2012 and displacements that took place in previous years.
At year end, CODHES, had not yet published its 2012 figures of displacement.
Both government and CODHES figures are cumulative and do not take into account possible cases of returs, local integration or resettlement. |
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| Congo |
Up to 7,800 |
7,800 |
7,800 (OCHA, November 2006) |
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| Côte d'Ivoire |
40,000 - 80,000 |
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40,000 - 80,000 (Protection Cluster, November 2012) |
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There is no comprehensive countrywide monitoring mechanism to assess the number, locations and situations of IDPs. The Protection cluster's estimate ranges between 40,000 and 80,000 IDPs but does not refer to IDPs displaced during the 2002-2007 conflict. It is not clear how many of those displaced between 2002 and 2007 were able to achieve durable solutions. |
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| Croatia |
0 |
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0 (UNHCR, March 2012) |
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Of the estimated 250,000 displaced due to the 1992-1995 conflict, an estimated 52,000 refugees remain displaced. |
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| Cyprus |
Up to 208,000 |
207,994 (Republic of Cyprus, January 2012) |
210,000 (May 2003, UNFICYP) |
0 ("Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus," October 2007) |
Over 200,000 Greek and Turkish Cypriots were displaced in 1974. |
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| Democratic Republic of the Congo |
About 2.6 million |
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2.6 million (OCHA, March 2013) |
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The figure includes (1) 810,000 IDPs in North Kivu (2) 878,000 IDPs in South Kivu (3) 430,000 IDPs in Province Orientale (4) 277,000 IDPs in Katanga (5) 92,000 IDPs in Maniema and (6) 7,000 IDPs in Equateur. Figures are aproximate, as most IDPs were with host families and not registered, many in areas difficult to reach. |
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| Eritrea |
Up to 10,000 |
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According to the Government and UN agencies, all camp-based IDPs had resettled or returned by March 2008, but UN and other sources indicated that 10,000 may still be living with hosts. There was no information on the situation of IDPs who had returned or settled elsewhere. |
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| Ethiopia |
Undetermined |
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No comprehensive surveys of IDPs have been carried out, the exception being in March 2009, when inter-ethnic conflict between the Garre of the Somali region and the Boran of the Oromiya region displaced an estimated 160,000 people.
Assessments at that time were jointly conducted by UN agencies and NGOs with the participation of the government. |
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| FYR Macedonia |
Undetermined |
644 (December 2009) |
0 (UNHCR, December 2011) |
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UNHCR figures for “persons of concern” in FYRoM indicate that there were no IDPs in 2011. |
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| Georgia |
Up to 274,000 |
261,397 (October 2011) |
273,997 (January 2012) |
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The government and UN figure includes people displaced in 2008 and in the 1990s. Some IDPs displaced in 2008 have not yet been registered by the government. Both figures also include those who have returned home or been relocated, as well as their children with IDP status. |
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| Guatemala |
Undetermined |
Undetermined (National Reparation Programme, October 2007) |
242,000 (UNFPA, May 1997) |
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At the end of 2007 the government had not agreed on criteria to include IDPs in a national reparation programme and it is unclear how many people can still be considered as displaced, if any. |
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| Haiti |
at least 360,000 |
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33.661 million (UNHCR 2011) |
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| India |
At least 540,000 |
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Compiled by IDMC from various available figures |
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| Indonesia |
Up to 170,000 |
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Compiled by IDMC from various available figures |
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| Iraq |
Up to 2,100,000 |
1,074,000 (MoDM, June 2012) |
1,1332,382 (UNHCR, February 2012) |
2,170,000 (Iraqi Red Crescent, June 2008); 2,840,000 (IOM, November 2010) |
According to UNHCR estimates, 1,119,712 IDPs remain displaced in Iraq after the sectarian violence triggered by the bombing of the Samarra Shrine in February 2006, the additional 1 m reflect the previous waves of displacement. |
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| Israel |
Undetermined |
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150,000 (Cohen, July 2001); 420,000 (BADIL, May 2006) |
Most of those included in these estimates are the children and grandchildren of people originally displaced. |
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| Kenya |
About 300,000 |
The Government undertook a registration exercise for those displaced by the 2007 post-election violence. It has reported that most registered IDPs have either returned or resettled, but as the results of a verification exercise carried out in 2012 have not been made public, the exact number remains unclear. |
300,000 (UNHCR, December 2012) |
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The estimate includes people still displaced by the 2007 post-election violence (who live among hosts or in the few remaining camps, settlements and transit sites), and those still displaced by earlier episodes of violence and new violence, particularly in northern parts of the country. However, it should be considered that no comprehensive surveys of IDPs have been carried out in Kenya, and the results of the verification exercise for IDPs registered after the 2007 post-election violence are yet to be released, while often unregistered IDPs have not been recognised as internally displaced. |
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| Kosovo |
17,900 |
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17,853 (UNHCR 8 October 2012) |
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| Kyrgyzstan |
About 67,000 |
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67,000 |
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This figure includes displaced people who were unable to return to their destroyed houses and returned IDPs with continuing needs related to their displacement. |
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| Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Undetermined |
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There was little independent access to an estimated 7,700 Hmong repatriated from Thailand and resettled in government-controlled camps since 2006. |
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| Lebanon |
At least 44,600 |
40,000 to 70,000 since civil war (2007) |
27,000 from Nahr el-Bared (UNRWA, October 2010) |
50,000–300,000 (USCRI, 2005); 600,000 (USDoS, 2006); 23,000 (Lebanon Support, February 2010) |
Different populations are included; those displaced by the 2007 siege of Nahr el-Bared camp for Palestinian refugees, and the 1975-1990 civil war and Israeli invasions. No IDPs remained from the 2006 Israeli incursion, according to reporters. |
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| Liberia |
Undetermined |
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About 23,000 (UNHCR, 24 July 2007) |
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UNHCR estimate was of people believed still to be in former IDP camps in 2007. The government had already reported that all IDPs had achieved durable solutions. |
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| Libya |
Around 50,000 |
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73,937 (UNHCR, 8 July 2012) |
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Estimates based on UNHCR and LibAid protection monitoring and registration. Non-Libyans displaced within the country have not been included in UNHCR IDP figures. |
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| Mali |
300,700 |
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300,700 (Commission on Population Movements, as of 30 April 2013) |
The number of IDPs is now estimated to be over 300,000 by the Commission of Population Movement. This new estimate reflects the results of further assessments conducted by the CMP and IDPs' increasing willingness to be identified as IDPs in certain areas.In Kayes, IDPs must register in order to receive assistance. This number does not include around 10,000 people who were identified by NGOs in Kidal region where IDPs are stranded close to the Algerian border. In coordination with the CMP, Solidarités International has started to register IDPs in this region. Access and profiling in northern areas are still rendered difficult following the January 2013 military intervention and subsequent insecurity preventing humanitarian access. |
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| Mexico |
Undetermined |
Up to 25,000 in protracted displacement in Chiapas (Government of Chiapas, May 2012) |
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141,900 (Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, 2011) |
Figures include protracted displacement from the Zapatista uprising in 1994, and displacement due to drug-cartel violence since 2007. No new data was made available in 2012. |
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| Myanmar |
More than 450,000 |
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More than 125,000 in Rakhine State (115,000 registered and more than 10,000 unregistered); 75,000 in Kachin and Northern Shan States (UN OCHA, 31 December 2012, pp.2, 3) |
250,000 in south-east Myanmar (IDMC interview, February 2013) |
Combination of UN and other figures |
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| Nepal |
Undetermined |
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50,000 (UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, January 2011) |
70,000 (Nepal IDP Working Group, 2009) |
There are no reliable estimate on the number of people displaced by conflict. In 2009, international agencies estimated that up to 70,000 people displaced by the 1996-2006 conflict had not achieved durable solutions. This figure did not include people displaced in the Terai where thousands have fled their homes since 2007-2008. As of the end of 2012, only 25,000 of the 89,000 IDPs registered by the government had received some form of assistance though almost all were believed to have returned. |
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| Niger |
Undetermined |
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11,000 (IRIN, 10 December 2007) |
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| Nigeria |
Undetermined |
1,210,000 (National Commission for Refugees, September 2007); 80,000 (National Commission for Refugees, June 2009) |
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1,600,000 (Refugees United, July 2010) |
No comprehensive survey on internal displacement has been conducted and there are no mechanisms to monitor durable solutions. Most estimates only include people who have sought shelter at temporary IDP camps. |
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| Pakistan |
At least 758,000 conflict displaced (31 December 2012) |
758,000 |
758,000 |
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Includes only those displaced in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and Federally Administered Tribal Areas and who meet official IDP registration criteria. |
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| Peru |
About 150,000 |
150,000 (Ministry of Women and Social Development, May 2007) |
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| Philippines |
At least 1,200 |
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1,200 (Protection Cluster, December 2012 |
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Includes people in government-recognised camps and relocation sites, displaced by armed conflict, clan violence and crime in 2012; but not IDPs living with hosts or people whose return or settlement elsewhere has not been sustainable. |
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| Russian Federation |
At least 8.500 |
8,500 (December 2011) |
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28,500 (December 2011) |
The government figure includes IDPs from Chechnya and North Ossetia with forced migrant status in he North Caucasus. Other figures are compiled by NGOs and cover IDPs in Chechnya, Ingushetia and Dagestan. |
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| Rwanda |
Undetermined |
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| Senegal |
10,000 - 40,000 |
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24,000 (OCHA/UNICEF, February 2010) |
40,000 (ICRC, March 2010); about 10,000 at the end of 2009 (USDoS, 11 March 2010) |
Compiled from various figures available. There have been no reliable estimates of the number of IDPs |
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| Serbia |
About 225,000 |
210,146 (Government of Serbia, January 2012) |
210,148 (UNHCR, June 2012) |
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Estimate of 225,000 includes some 210,146 IDPs registered by the Serbian Commissioner for Refugees, of whom approxiamtely 10 per cent are Roma. There is an estimated 15,000-20,000 unregistered Roma displaced in Serbia which are additionally included in the 225,000 figure cited: There are no clear figures available however. |
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| Somalia |
About 1,133,000 |
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1,1 million (UNHCR/UNOCHA, December 2012) |
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Estimates based on the Population Movement Trends (PMT) System of UNHCR and partners. |
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| South Sudan |
At least 240,000 |
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190,000 newly displaced (OCHA, December 2012) |
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As of December 2012, at least 240,000 people were thought to be living in displacement in South Sudan, of whom at least 190,000 were newly displaced over the course of the year. Another 50,000 had been displaced by the LRA in previous years and have not yet found a durable solution. |
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| Sri Lanka |
More than 93,000 |
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The figure is based on local and national government data compiled by UNHCR, with additional available information integrated by IDMC. Of the more than 93,000, more than 9,800 displaced before April 2008 were living in camps in Vavuniya, Jaffna and Trincomalee districts; more than 700 displaced after April 2008 were in transit situations in return areas, unable to go back to their places of origin; and more than 82,000 displaced both before and after April 2008 were staying with host communities. In addition, many among the more than 480,000 who had registered as returnees had not reached a durable solution by the end of December 2012. |
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| Sudan |
About 2,650,000 (June 2013) |
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Darfur: 1,430,000 IDPs in protracted displacement + 300,000 new IDPs since January 2013;
South Kordofan and Blue Nile: 800,000 IDPs;
Easter Sudan: 150,000 IDPs.
(UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of IDPs, May 2013; OCHA, June 2013) |
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The estimates for Sudan are aproximate as access to affected populations is difficult. The figure as of December 2012 includes (1) 1,430,000 IDPs in camps in Darfur (2) at least 500,000 IDPs in South Kordofan (3) at least 120,000 IDPs in Blue Nile (4) 68,000 IDP in eastern Sudan (as of 2010). No data on IDPs in and around Khartoum was available. |
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| Syria |
More than 4.25 million |
433,000 (September 2007) |
More than 4.25 million (OCHA, 6 May 2013) |
The Syrian Ministry of Local Administration (MoLA) in agreement with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent
(SARC) also estimate that 4,250,000 have also been displaced within Syria. |
The total includes people displaced from the Golan Heights and their children, and at least 156,000 people displaced in 2011. It does not include those displaced by the destruction of Hama in 1982 or Kurds displaced in the 1970s. |
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| Thailand |
Undetermined |
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Available information suggests that up to 240,000 people may have left their homes in violence-affected southern provinces since 2004. |
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| The State of Palestine |
About 144,500 |
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At least 20,500 (OCHA, November 2009) |
129,000 (BADIL, December 2009); 4,700 (Hamoked, December 2009); 24,800 homes demolished (ICAHD, July 2010) |
OCHA refers to IDPs receiving rental allowance in Gaza or displaced due to house demolitions in West Bank. BADIL refers to people displaced from 1967 to 2008; it excludes the Gaza offensive. Hamoked indicates the number of people not included in BADIL figures whose residency permits were revoked in 2008. ICAHD has reported 24,800 homes demolished from 1967 to 2010. |
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| Timor-Leste |
Undetermined |
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In 2010 the government reported that no IDPs remained, but the sustainability of some returns was uncertain. In January 2011, some 1,000 people were evicted from a former police compound where most had settled after they were displaced in
1999. Most received compensation, but at the end of the year many remained in temporary shelters. |
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| Togo |
Undetermined |
10,000 (2008) |
1,500 (OCHA, Nov. 2006) |
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| Turkey |
954,000 - 1,201,000 |
953,680 - 1,201,200 (Hacettepe University, December 2006) |
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Over 1 million (NGOs, Aug. 2005) |
Hacettepe University survey commissioned by the government |
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| Turkmenistan |
Undetermined |
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No estimates available |
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| Uganda |
About 30,000 |
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30,000 (UNHCR, December 2011) |
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The vast majority of IDPs in Uganda have returned home, although many of the hundreds of thousands of former IDPs who have now returned to their home areas are still in the process of finding a durable solution to their plight. There has been no new assessment since UNHCR closed its operations in Northern Uganda in 2011. The latest IDP figure attributed to UNHCR remains 29,776. However, this only includes registered persons who were receiving assistance from UNHCR. It does not include unregistered people who fled to urban areas, or to live with kin in other parts of the country. |
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| Uzbekistan |
About 3,400 |
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3,400 (IOM, May 2005) |
No recent figure available |
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| Yemen |
About 385,000 |
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385,000 (UNHCR, December 2012) |
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The estimate refers to the number of IDPs registered by the Government and UNHCR as of December 2012. It does not include some 98,000 IDPs who returned in the south and about 36,000 who returned in the north, as they were registered as returnees. At the end of the year the registration of returnees was ongoing. However, in order for these returns to be sustainable it is essential that IDPs’ protection and assistance needs are met. |
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| Zimbabwe |
Undetermined |
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570,000 (victims of Operation Murambatsvina: UN, July 2005);
1 million (former farm workers and their families: UNDP, September 2008);
36,000 (people displaced by political violence in 2008). |
880,000 - 960,000 (Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZimVAC), June 2007). This estimate is based on the fact that about 8% of the population surveyed by the ZimVAC stated that they had been "asked to move" in the past five years. |
The UN Special Envoy for Human Settlements Issues in Zimbabwe estimated in July 2005 that 570,000 people had been made homeless by Operation Murambatsvina. A UNDP report of September 2008 estimated that over 200,000 farm workers plus their families (an estimated total of one million people) had lost their homes and livelihoods as a result of the fast-track land reform programme. No comprehensive surveys of IDPs have been done in Zimbabwe, and estimating the total number of IDPs in the country is made more difficult by the fact that a significant number of IDPs in Zimbabwe have been displaced more than once. The estimates above do not include mine workers who were made homeless by Operation Chikorokoza Chapera in late 2006 - early 2007; and people who originally benefited from land distribution under the fast-track land reform programme but who have since been evicted again from the land on which they were resettlled. Note also that while the UN uses an estimate of 36,000 for the total number of people displaced by the 2008 political violence, the number was estimated by the MDC to be as high as 200,000. |
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| Global Total |
26,400,000 |
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IDMC (December 2011) |
Estimate based on the analysis of available country figures and additional information on displacement and return trends. |
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