Table 2. Populations affected by conflict, disaster and displacement, central estimate by year.
Region | Year | ||
2003 | 2005 | 2006 | |
Caribbean | 240 000 | 4 500 000 | 50 000 |
East Asia | 226 900 000 | 20 100 000 | 71 100 000 |
Eastern Europe and Central Asia | 4 690 000 | 2 100 000 | 1 860 000 |
Latin America | 5 670 000 | 6 800 000 | 4 600 000 |
North Africa and Middle East | 9 150 000 | 7 300 000 | 5 800 000 |
North America | 800 000 | 1 300 000 | 1 000 000 |
Oceania | 100 000 | 100 000 | 120 000 |
South and South-East Asia | 49 000 000 | 69 500 000 | 45 600 000 |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 50 400 000 | 54 300 000 | 53 500 000 |
Western Europe | 2 500 000 | 1 900 000 | 1 800 000 |
Global | 349 539 000 | 167 995 000 | 185 503 000 |