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September 10, 2025 Refugees and migrants
It is the most vulnerable groups of the population that are most likely to flee their homes and seek refuge elsewhere, and their situation has worsened in recent years, according to a report released today by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the Global Data Institute (GDI) and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
“This report is the first to show internal displacement around the world not just as dots on a map, but as human lives… It is about much more than just losing one’s home,” said IOM Deputy Director of Operations Ugochi Daniels.
"This reminds us that protecting the rights and dignity of displaced persons requires urgent action," he added.
The report presents the first global analysis of communities in areas where internal displacement has occurred. The study shows that 88 per cent of these communities have more children than the global average, 93 per cent have lower incomes, and more than 60 per cent have lower than average levels of education and shorter life expectancy.
The data also shows that the situation has worsened in recent years. In 2018, internal displacement occurred in areas where 28 percent of the population were children, and in 2024, this figure rose to 40 percent. The average annual income of the population in the affected areas has dropped sharply, from $11,800 in 2018 to $1,600 in 2024.
The study also highlights significant differences between communities affected by different causes. For example, populations displaced by drought, such as those in Ethiopia and Somalia, are predominantly young (18 years old on average) with low annual incomes ($2,400) and many children (43 percent). These communities have low levels of education (three years of schooling) and an average life expectancy of 61 years.
In contrast, those displaced by wildfires, mostly along the West Coast, are older (35.7 years old on average), have high levels of education (12.6 years of schooling on average), long life expectancies (80 years), and high annual incomes ($79,000). Nineteen percent of them have children.
The study also found that displacement due to storms and floods primarily affects agricultural populations, while displacement due to drought is more common among pastoralist communities. Displacement due to conflict and wildfires is most common in urban and semi-urban areas.
The analysis by IDMC and the International Organization for Migration combines location-based data representing 349 million cases of internal displacement or forced displacement of people worldwide between 2018 and 2024 with high-resolution global maps showing demographic and socio-economic variables.
The report comes amid a global decline in humanitarian funding. Governments and organisations need detailed, disaggregated information on people affected by displacement to tailor aid to the specific needs of communities. The findings offer a basis for both optimising humanitarian assistance and long-term development planning.
“Reliable data gives governments and partners the facts to identify who is most at risk and target resources where they are needed most,” said IDMC Director Alexandra Bilak.
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