Overview

• UNHCR data shows a 6 percent increase in the forcibly displaced population since end-2023, reaching 123.2 million by mid-2025.
• The number of people uprooted within their own countries rose to 73.5 million, reflecting a 6.3 million surge over 2023.
• Humanitarian funding has fallen to levels last seen in 2015, leaving aid agencies struggling to meet growing needs.
• Sudanese refugees grew by nearly 600,000 to 2.1 million as enduring conflicts in Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Afghanistan and Myanmar propel new displacement.
• Despite rising numbers, 2024 saw 1.6 million refugees and 8.2 million internally displaced people return home, often to unstable environments.