People > Migration > Internally displaced persons > Number, high estimate per 1000: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Internally displaced persons (number, high estimate). Internally displaced persons are people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of armed conflict, or 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	CyprusCyprus	186.29	2011
2	SomaliaSomalia	147.36	2011
3	SudanSudan	145.85	2010
4	ColombiaColombia	112.17	2011
5	LebanonLebanon	91.83	2009
6	IraqIraq	81.86	2011
7	ZimbabweZimbabwe	76.47	2010
8	RwandaRwanda	68.49	2001
9	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	65.3	2011
10	GeorgiaGeorgia	57.32	2011
11	SerbiaSerbia	31	2011
12	AlgeriaAlgeria	29.45	2005
13	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	29.43	2011
14	IsraelIsrael	27.36	2008
15	SyriaSyria	26.82	2011
16	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	26.75	2011
17	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	23.67	2011
18	YemenYemen	19.89	2011
19	GuatemalaGuatemala	18.62	2006
20	TurkeyTurkey	16.44	2011
21	AfghanistanAfghanistan	15.67	2011
22	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	12.74	2011
23	ChadChad	10.43	2011
24	KosovoKosovo	10.05	2011
25	BurmaBurma	8.6	2011
26	LiberiaLiberia	8.27	2006
27	BurundiBurundi	8.26	2011
28	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	7.84	2003
29	Sri LankaSri Lanka	5.99	2011
30	KenyaKenya	5.95	2011
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	5.43	2009
31	PakistanPakistan	5.11	2011
32	PeruPeru	5.07	2011
33	EthiopiaEthiopia	3.44	2010
34	BangladeshBangladesh	3.34	2009
35	SenegalSenegal	3	2011
36	ArmeniaArmenia	2.83	2011
37	PhilippinesPhilippines	2.05	2009
38	GuineaGuinea	1.94	2006
39	Republic of the CongoCongo Rep.	1.85	2011
40	NepalNepal	1.84	2011
41	EritreaEritrea	1.69	2011
42	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	1.59	2003
43	MexicoMexico	1.34	2011
44	AngolaAngola	0.991	2011
45	UgandaUganda	0.854	2011
46	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	0.751	2002
47	IndonesiaIndonesia	0.738	2011
48	RussiaRussia	0.548	2010
49	CroatiaCroatia	0.491	2011
50	NigerNiger	0.425	2009
51	IndiaIndia	0.414	2011
52	East TimorEast Timor	0.36	2009
53	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	0.309	2010
54	MoldovaMoldova	0.277	2003
55	TogoTogo	0.257	2007
56	NigeriaNigeria	0.143	2005
57	UzbekistanUzbekistan	0.119	2010

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