The 10th edition of the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre’s (IDMC) Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) presents record-breaking figures, with a global estimate of 83.4 million people living in internal displacement at the end of 2024. Nevertheless, the first quarter of 2025 has brought significant shifts that are likely to have profound impacts on the lives of millions around the world. Fewer financial and human resources across the humanitarian and development sectors, reprioritisation and reduced availability of data for some crises will all have repercussions on the ability to account for IDPs, identify and respond to their needs and make informed decisions to support them in achieving durable solutions.
Nearly 90% of IDP (73.5 million) were displaced by conflict and violence, with 10 countries having over three million within this category. Sudan alone hosted a record-breaking 11.6 million IDPs, the most ever recorded in a single country. An additional 9.8 million people were living in internal displacement at the end of the year after being forced to flee by disasters: Afghanistan (1.3 million) and Chad (1.2 million) together accounted for nearly a quarter of the total.
