Table 5 Demographic characteristics of refugees | 2003-2015 (% of total population) At the end of 2015, about six out of 10 refugees were living in urban areas. Refugees are increasingly found in urban locations, a trend that has continued since 2008, when this population comprised 42 per cent of the total. Such information was available for 13.7 million refugees (85% of the total population),47compared to 12.2 million in 2014. In addition, UNHCR collects information on where individuals are located within a country and has detailed location information for about 59 per cent of the entire population of concern. However, there is wide variation by population group, with subnational geographic location data for 73 per cent of refugees, 56 per cent of IDPs, and only 18 per cent of asylumseekers. Location information for returnees, both refugees and IDPs, is above 93 per cent. More disaggregated geographical information on the distribution of refugees and others within a country is essential for humanitarian response and is a priority for UNHCR. Precise location information on affected people is perhaps the most important data element in the initial stage of a humanitarian crisis, and it remains crucial until durable solutions have been achieved. At the end of 2015, the accommodation type was known for 13.4 million refugees out of the total 16.1 million under UNHCR’s mandate. This information has seen some variation over the past five years, as type of accommodation was unknown for some 2.8 million refugees (17%) at the end of 2015, compared to 2.4 million (17%) in 2014, 2.2 million (19%) in 2013, 2.1 million (20%) in 2012, and 2.7 million (26%) in 2011. Individual accommodation has increased in the past four years. At the end of 2015, some 67 per cent of refugees lived in individual accommodation. This is the highest such proportion ever recorded and compares to 63 per cent in 2014, 58 per cent in 2013, and 54 per cent in 2012 Table 6 . The increase is driven Year Women <18 years 18-59 >60 years 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 48% 48% 48% 47% 47% 48% 47% 47% 48% 48% 49% 49% 47% 49% 50% 46% 47% 46% 44% 41% 44% 46% 46% 50% 51% 51% 46% 45% 49% 49% 49% 51% 54% 51% 49% 49% 46% 46% 46% 5% 5% 5% 4% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 4% 3% 3% The percentages are based on available data and exclude countries where no demographic information is available. This is in particular the case for industrialized countries. by the rising proportion of Syrian refugees among all refugees, nearly all of whom (97% of those for whom there is data) live in individual accommodation. At the end of 2015, about 56 per cent of the total refugee population in rural locations resided in a planned/managed camp, compared with 2 per cent who resided in individual accommodation. In urban locations, the overwhelming majority (99 per cent) of refugees lived in individual accommodation, compared with less than 1 per cent who lived in a planned/ managed camp. In May 2016, UNHCR launched the ‘Nobody Left Outside’ campaign to tackle the urgent needs for shelter among 2 million refugees around the world. Clearly, robust disaggregated data on the refugee population and where and how they are living is key to the efficient implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of this campaign. ● 47 Excludes data that were reported as unknown or unclear (2.3 million). Table 6 Accommodation of refugees | 2013-2015 (end-year) Type of accommodation Planned/ managed camp Self-settled camp Collective centre Individual accommodation (private) Reception/ transit camp Sub-total Unknown Grand Total 2013 No. of refgees 2014 2015 Distribution 2013 2014 2015 % women 2013 2014 2015 % children % urban 2013 2014 2015 2013a 2014b 2015c 3,274,300 3,512,500 3,390,900 34.4 29.3 25.4 50.8 50.5 51.4 56.1 55.7 57.6 7.1 7.0 1.4 345,800 304,300 487,500 302,000 518,600 301,900 3.6 3.2 4.1 2.5 3.9 2.3 53.1 47.6 52.9 47.8 53.3 45.0 59.8 35.1 56.3 54.4 57.1 46.8 1.0 93.9 0.4 95.3 7.6 87.1 5,559,900 7,578,400 8,949,200 58.4 63.2 67.0 47.5 47.9 47.5 45.8 49.0 48.2 88.3 87.3 87.8 33,900 111,700 197,600 0.4 0.9 1.5 50.5 51.5 51.3 59.3 51.0 54.3 2.8 15.1 10.7 9,518,200 11,992,100 13,358,200 100.0 100.0 100.0 48.6 49.3 49.2 49.8 50.8 52.2 56.1 61.2 60.0 2,181,100 2,393,200 2,763,200 11,699,300 14,385,300 16,121,400 a Percentages are based on data available for 9.0 million refugees. Calculation excludes accommodation types which are unknown. b Percentages are based on data available for 12.2 million refugees. Calculation excludes accommodation types which are unknown. c Percentages are based on data available for 12.3 million refugees. Calculation excludes accommodation types which are unknown. UNHCR Global Trends 2015 53