Migration tracking group says 76 million people were displaced within their countries in 2023

War, conflicts, disasters: By the end of 2023, the number of internally displaced persons reached nearly 76 million - a sad record. These countries are particularly affected.

Wars propel global displacements to record high of 75.9 million in 2023, monitor says

Conflicts in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Gaza have fueled the rising figures, accounting for nearly two-thirds of the record total, the report found.

As a result of the wars in Sudan and Gaza, the number of internally displaced people in the world is at a record high. In the NGO Center for Monitoring the Internally Displaced (IDMC), their number was estimated to be almost 76 million at the end of 2023.

75.9 million people were internally displaced by the end of 2023 due to war and conflict. Two-thirds of the displaced lived in Gaza, Sudan, and the DRC. More...

Wars, acts of violence and natural disasters plunge millions of people around the world into misery. Most seek refuge elsewhere in their home country. Their number is constantly climbing to new highs.

Gaza genocide contributes to record high level of displacement: Report

A new report says 3.4 million people were displaced in the Gaza Strip by Israel's war, a figure that represents 17 percent of total conflict displacements worldwide last year.