Data for 2012
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2012
Figures for 2012, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2012 covers 26 countries. Colombia is highest, at 3,943,509; Philippines is lowest, at 1,159. The middle country reads 312,724. Against 2011, 24 values changed (12 up, 12 down), 2 countries joined, 2 left.
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR · Data for 2012
HighestColombia
3,943,509
LowestPhilippines
1,159Shaded 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, 2012, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 26 countries · select a heading to sort
| ColombiaCOLSouth America | 3,943,509 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 2,669,069 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 2,016,500 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 1,873,300 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 1,132,963 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 1,131,810 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 757,996 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 600,336 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 486,298 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 430,400 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 412,000 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 385,320 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 345,670 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 279,778 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 227,930 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 227,821 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 168,600 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 103,449 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 93,482 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 90,000 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 78,948 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 59,425 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 57,926 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 51,679 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 45,000 |
| PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 1,159 |
02In 2012
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Lowest
- Philippines1,159
- Côte d’Ivoire45,000
- Central African Republic51,679
- Zimbabwe57,926
- Libya59,425
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 312,724. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032011 → 2012
Since 2011
What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +2 / −2countries joined / left
- 24values changed, of 24 in both
- 12 · 12rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
- Sudan2,422,520 → 1,873,300−549,220
- Somalia1,356,845 → 1,132,963−223,882
- South Sudan560,161 → 345,670−214,491
- Iraq1,332,382 → 1,131,810−200,572
- Philippines159,465 → 1,159−158,306
+ Mali+ Syria
− Russia
− UgandaChanges 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 26 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=2012&yearTo=2012&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 (2012). Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2012 [data set], describing 2012. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/idps-of-concern/2012
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How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2012: questions and answers
Which country has the highest internally displaced people in Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2012?
Colombia, at 3,943,509, of the 26 countries in the file.
What year does Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2012 describe?
2012.
How many countries does Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2012 cover?
26.
Where can I download Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2012?
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, 2012 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, 2025.