The year in review – 2014
Conflict in 2014 Forty-six extremely violent political conflicts took place in 2014, marking an increase of one compared to 2013. The total number of political conflicts increased by 10 to 424. The overall number of refugees and people forcibly displaced by violence or conflict increased by 8.3 million to reach a staggering 59.5 million people worldwide. The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) increased by roughly 15 per cent to reach a new high of 38.2 million. There were
Number of people affected by conflict
Number of individuals forcibly displaced because of persecution, conflict, generalized violence or human rights violations.
38.2 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
59.5 million
Top five countries: total number of IDPs, 2014
Syria 3.88 million Top five countries: highest refugee-producers
19.5 million Refugees
1.8 million Asylum-seekers
Sources: Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research, Institute for Economics and Peace, IDMC, UNHCR
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Afghanistan 2.59 million
Somalia 1.11 million Sudan 666,000 South Sudan 616,200