People > Internal refugees: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Internally displaced persons (IDP) are people or groups of individuals who have been forced to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of, or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights or natural-or human-made disasters, and who have not crossed an international border. For purposes of UNHCR's statistics, this population only includes conflict-generated IDPs to whom the Office extends protection and/or assistance. The IDP population includes people in an IDP-like situation.".

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	ColombiaColombia	3 million	2008
2	IraqIraq	2.65 million	2008
3	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	1.46 million	2008
4	SomaliaSomalia	1.28 million	2008
5	SudanSudan	1.2 million	2008
6	UgandaUganda	853,000	2008
7	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	683,956	2008
8	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	603,251	2008
9	Sri LankaSri Lanka	504,800	2008
10	KenyaKenya	404,000	2008
11	GeorgiaGeorgia	293,048	2008
12	LiberiaLiberia	237,822	2005
13	AfghanistanAfghanistan	230,670	2008
14	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	225,879	2008
15	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	197,000	2008
16	ChadChad	166,718	2008
17	PakistanPakistan	155,809	2008
18	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	124,529	2008
19	BurundiBurundi	100,000	2008
20	RussiaRussia	91,505	2008
21	LebanonLebanon	70,000	2007
22	BurmaBurma	67,290	2008
23	NepalNepal	50,000	2007
24	East TimorEast Timor	15,860	2008
25	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	3,492	2006
26	TogoTogo	3,000	2005
27	CroatiaCroatia	2,497	2008
=28	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	0.0	2005
=28	EritreaEritrea	0.0	2005
=28	CyprusCyprus	0.0	2005
=28	ArmeniaArmenia	0.0	2005
=28	CambodiaCambodia	0.0	2005
=28	RwandaRwanda	0.0	2005
=28	MaliMali	0.0	2005
=28	MoldovaMoldova	0.0	2005
=28	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	0.0	2005
=28	TajikistanTajikistan	0.0	2005
=28	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	0.0	2005
=28	GuatemalaGuatemala	0.0	2005
=28	GhanaGhana	0.0	2005

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