World's Top Five New Displacements in 2012
1) Syria – 2.4 million
2) Democratic Republic of Congo – 1 million
3) Sudan – 500,000
4) India – 500,000
5) Pakistan – 412,000
World's Top Five Internally Displaced Populations
1) Colombia – 4.9 to 5.5 million
2) Syria – 3 million
3) Democratic Republic of Congo – 2.7 million
4) Sudan – 2.2 million
5) Iraq – 2.1 million
Quick Facts
- Global displacement rose to 28.9 million in 2012 from 26.4 million the previous year.
- Over 6.5 million were newly displaced in 2012, almost twice that of 2011.
- There are roughly two IDPs for every refugee worldwide – 28.8 million compared with 15.2 million.
- Sub-Saharan Africa has the most IDPs in the world with 10.4 million, almost one-third of the global total.
- 2.1 million IDPs returned home in 2012.
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