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Estimated number (in Millions) of the world’s people in need of emergency humanitarian assistance, 1984–2000
| | Total | IDPs | Refugees |
| 1984 | 13 | 3.9 | 9.1
| | 1985 | 21 | 10.9 | 10.1 |
| 1986 | 26.5 | 12.8 | 11.7 |
| 1987 | 32.9 | 17.6 | 13.3 |
| 1988 | 36.3 | 17.5 | 14.4 |
| 1989 | 35.6 | 15.9 | 15.1 |
| 1990 | 38 | 21.3 | 16.7 |
| 1991 | 41.5 | 21.3 | 16.7 |
| 1992 | 43.7 | 23.6 | 16.7 |
| 1993 | 46.2 | 24.7 | 18 |
| 1994 | 45.9 | 25.5 | 16.3 |
| 1995 | 45.9 | 26.6 | 16.3 |
| 1996 | 41.5 | 22.6 | 15.8 |
| 1997 | 36.2 | 19.2 | 14 |
| 1998 | 36 | 18.7 | 13.6 |
| 1999 | 35 | 19.3 | 12.2 |
IDP - Internally displaced persons
Refugeesa
a. People who fear persecution or harm if returned to their home
countries but are not recognized by governments as refugees.
Some are given temporary refuge or allowed to remain
undocumented. Information on these groups is fragmentary,
and estimates of their numbers often vary widely.
Source: NIC 2000.
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