Internally displaced persons (number, high estimate)
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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.
Source: The World Bank: World Development Indicators # of Reporting Countries: 174
Frequency: Annual Earliest: 1997-12 Latest: 2014-12
2009-12 | 2010-12 | 2011-12 | 2012-12 | 2013-12 | 2014-12 | |
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1) Afghanistan |
29,519 |
17,203 |
13,350 |
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2) Albania |
454 |
19 |
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3) Algeria |
245 |
4,492 |
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4) Angola |
20,000 |
6,361 |
4,225 |
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5) Argentina |
2,000 |
6,900 |
32,128 |
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6) Armenia |
8,400 |
8,400 |
8,400 |
8,400 |
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7) Australia |
16,000 |
12,816 |
1,184 |
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8) Austria |
1,000 |
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9) Azerbaijan |
586,000 |
593,000 |
599,000 |
36,000 |
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10) Bangladesh |
500,000 |
650,788 |
1.16M |
543,000 |
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11) Belize |
126 |
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12) Benin |
10,292 |
16,322 |
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13) Bolivia |
9,000 |
4,709 |
190,186 |
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14) Bosnia Herzegovina |
114,000 |
113,400 |
113,000 |
103,000 |
90,566 |
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15) Botswana |
1,241 |
2,000 |
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16) Brazil |
35,000 |
83,556 |
150,313 |
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17) Brunei |
51 |
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18) Bulgaria |
2,100 |
2,300 |
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19) Burkina Faso |
1,763 |
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20) Burundi |
100,000 |
100,000 |
78,800 |
78,800 |
12,500 |
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21) Cambodia |
144,496 |
154,926 |
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22) Cameroon |
30,000 |
10,000 |
3,500 |
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23) Canada |
120,240 |
5,800 |
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24) Cape Verde |
2,500 |
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25) Central African Republic |
162,000 |
192,000 |
105,000 |
17,570 |
18,767 |
1,652 |
26) Chad |
168,000 |
171,000 |
126,000 |
500,000 |
154,555 |
9,888 |
27) Chile |
7,300 |
3,640 |
985,282 |
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28) China |
5.73M |
5.92M |
3.61M |
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29) Colombia |
4.9M |
5.2M |
5.28M |
71,200 |
13,150 |
21,344 |
30) Comoros |
11,000 |
11,986 |
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31) Congo |
7,800 |
7,800 |
7,800 |
7,800 |
7,800 |
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32) Costa Rica |
2,000 |
65 |
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33) Croatia |
2,400 |
2,300 |
2,100 |
17,631 |
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34) Cuba |
351,730 |
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35) Cyprus |
201,000 |
208,000 |
208,000 |
210,000 |
212,400 |
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36) Czech Republic |
26,438 |
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37) DR Congo |
1.9M |
1.7M |
1.71M |
23,000 |
4,326 |
37,387 |
38) Dominica |
30 |
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39) Dominican Republic |
43,383 |
14,252 |
11,544 |
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40) Ecuador |
4,796 |
7,540 |
566 |
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41) Egypt |
200 |
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42) El Salvador |
2,300 |
22 |
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43) Eritrea |
10,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
148 |
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44) Ethiopia |
350,000 |
300,000 |
20,118 |
61,486 |
76,060 |
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45) Euro area |
279,030 |
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46) European Union |
326,974 |
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47) Fiji |
27,062 |
800 |
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48) Finland |
30 |
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49) Fragile and conflict affected situations |
1.02M |
607,615 |
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50) France |
6,664 |
4,072 |
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51) Gabon |
1,606 |
1,970 |
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52) Gambia |
7,745 |
400 |
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53) Georgia |
258,000 |
257,000 |
280,000 |
1,525 |
120 |
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54) Germany |
52,549 |
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55) Ghana |
30,646 |
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56) Greece |
60 |
8,974 |
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57) Guatemala |
63,679 |
73 |
10,421 |
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58) Guinea |
300 |
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59) Haiti |
85,900 |
1,169 |
6,500 |
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60) Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) |
1.73M |
1.21M |
840,957 |
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61) High income |
1.32M |
1.79M |
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62) Honduras |
2,500 |
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63) Hungary |
1,254 |
293 |
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64) India |
9.11M |
2.15M |
3.43M |
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65) Indonesia |
120,000 |
200,000 |
180,000 |
103,831 |
427,422 |
943,059 |
66) Iran |
50,000 |
4,720 |
12,000 |
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67) Iraq |
2.76M |
2.8M |
2.6M |
7,873 |
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68) Israel |
200 |
641 |
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69) Italy |
16,850 |
3,737 |
1,600 |
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70) Ivory Coast |
80,000 |
78 |
4,500 |
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71) Jamaica |
2,000 |
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72) Japan |
308,080 |
638,989 |
707,471 |
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73) Jordan |
424 |
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74) Kazakhstan |
5,113 |
328 |
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75) Kenya |
250,000 |
250,000 |
97,626 |
180,282 |
1,368 |
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76) Kosovo |
19,700 |
18,300 |
18,000 |
18,000 |
1,000 |
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77) Kyrgyzstan |
67,000 |
164,000 |
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78) Laos |
9,908 |
794 |
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79) Least developed countries: UN classification |
2.76M |
2.85M |
1.61M |
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80) Lebanon |
390,000 |
44,600 |
1,346 |
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81) Lesotho |
2,600 |
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82) Liberia |
650 |
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83) Libya |
50,000 |
3,000 |
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84) Low & middle income |
31.1M |
21.17M |
17.47M |
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85) Low income |
2.17M |
1.11M |
620,022 |
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86) Lower middle income |
22.3M |
13.64M |
12.45M |
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87) Macedonia |
650 |
650 |
650 |
600 |
1,636 |
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88) Madagascar |
267,911 |
20,000 |
2,836 |
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89) Malawi |
6,182 |
33,000 |
602 |
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90) Malaysia |
22,000 |
42,626 |
255,711 |
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91) Mali |
9,000 |
23,500 |
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92) Marshall Islands |
1,246 |
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93) Mauritania |
4,509 |
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94) Mexico |
8,000 |
120,000 |
160,000 |
6,500 |
158,330 |
18,300 |
95) Middle income |
28.93M |
20.06M |
16.85M |
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96) Montenegro |
800 |
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97) Morocco |
581 |
1,690 |
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98) Mozambique |
10,000 |
185,897 |
36,460 |
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99) Myanmar |
73,840 |
223,000 |
81,032 |
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100) Namibia |
400 |
17,915 |
182 |
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101) Nepal |
70,000 |
50,000 |
50,000 |
600 |
12,474 |
83,200 |
102) New Zealand |
450 |
210 |
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103) Nicaragua |
161 |
34,919 |
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104) Niger |
6,500 |
540,000 |
200,961 |
63,459 |
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105) Nigeria |
6.11M |
117,420 |
4,614 |
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106) North America |
900,932 |
308,200 |
40,391 |
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107) Norway |
680 |
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108) OECD members |
1.24M |
1.77M |
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109) Oman |
325 |
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110) Pacific island small states |
37,099 |
16,787 |
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111) Pakistan |
1.23M |
1.86M |
407,436 |
770,577 |
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112) Palau |
151 |
1,500 |
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113) Panama |
3,400 |
1,720 |
319 |
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114) Papua New Guinea |
75,000 |
54 |
21,186 |
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115) Paraguay |
28,000 |
83,565 |
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116) Peru |
150,000 |
150,000 |
150,000 |
183,951 |
27,827 |
1,035 |
117) Philippines |
188,000 |
3.86M |
7.06M |
5.79M |
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118) Romania |
2,235 |
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119) Russia |
80,000 |
78,000 |
31,875 |
29,198 |
22,860 |
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120) Rwanda |
3,225 |
1,662 |
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121) Saint Lucia |
1,200 |
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122) Samoa |
7,739 |
86 |
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123) Saudi Arabia |
4,700 |
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124) Senegal |
40,000 |
40,000 |
40,000 |
20,000 |
13,300 |
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125) Serbia |
230,000 |
225,000 |
225,000 |
225,000 |
195 |
33,237 |
126) Seychelles |
1,058 |
7 |
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127) Sierra Leone |
8,437 |
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128) Solomon Islands |
1,047 |
3,500 |
9,000 |
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129) Somalia |
1.5M |
1.5M |
1.46M |
28,000 |
63,942 |
43,838 |
130) South Africa |
2,000 |
17,819 |
3,525 |
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131) South Asia |
11.78M |
4.07M |
4.99M |
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132) South Korea |
4,233 |
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133) South Sudan |
340,000 |
115,783 |
130,419 |
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134) Spain |
22,000 |
2,590 |
3,799 |
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135) Sri Lanka |
400,000 |
125,000 |
129,092 |
324,236 |
151,800 |
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136) St Vincent Grenadines |
2,325 |
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137) Sudan |
4.9M |
5.2M |
84,000 |
292,928 |
193,120 |
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138) Suriname |
300 |
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139) Sweden |
1,000 |
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140) Switzerland |
13 |
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141) Syria |
433,000 |
2,338 |
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142) Tajikistan |
6,390 |
562 |
457 |
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143) Tanzania |
10,000 |
13,956 |
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144) Thailand |
3,400 |
13,879 |
30,424 |
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145) Timor Leste |
400 |
1,384 |
3,312 |
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146) Togo |
177 |
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147) Tonga |
400 |
18 |
5,306 |
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148) Trinidad and Tobago |
31 |
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149) Tunisia |
6 |
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150) Turkey |
1.2M |
1.2M |
1.2M |
1.2M |
636 |
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151) Turkmenistan |
4,000 |
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152) Uganda |
30,000 |
216 |
30,219 |
52,638 |
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153) Ukraine |
600 |
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154) United Kingdom |
300 |
20,252 |
623 |
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155) United States |
900,932 |
187,960 |
34,591 |
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156) Upper middle income |
6.63M |
6.42M |
4.39M |
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157) Uruguay |
1,000 |
4,930 |
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158) Uzbekistan |
3,400 |
3,400 |
3,400 |
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159) Vanuatu |
700 |
69 |
349 |
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160) Venezuela |
1,000 |
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161) Vietnam |
15,000 |
1.04M |
68,689 |
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162) West Bank and Gaza |
1,200 |
10,650 |
200 |
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163) World |
32.59M |
22.5M |
19.25M |
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164) Yemen |
250,000 |
385,000 |
10,341 |
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165) Zambia |
5,511 |
28,470 |
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166) Zimbabwe |
1M |
1M |
43,809 |
22,641 |