Sudan Displacement Data - IDPs [IOM DTM]

DTM Sudan estimates that 6,552,118 individuals (1,308,617 households) have been recently internally displaced. IOM DTM also reports that an estimated 2,019,027 mixed cross-border movements have been made into neighbouring countries.

DTM identified a total accumulative number of 3,820,772 IDP individuals (763,889 households) in 1,053 locations in 138 localities in 17 states across Sudan. The greatest proportion of displacement (83%) in the country is protracted (ongoing for more than five years, see Diagram 1). An estimated 2,057,846 current IDPs (54%) were initially displaced between 2003 and 2010 at the height of the Darfur crisis. In comparison, 1,081,169 IDPs (28%) observed were initially displaced between 2011 and 2017, in addition to 40,629 (1%) newly displaced in 2018; 53,288 IDPs (1%) in 2019; 112,742 IDPs (3%) in 2020; 210,274 (6%) in 2021; and 264,824 individuals (7%) observed in 2022.

DTM identified a total accumulative number of 3,779,487 IDP individuals (748,100 households) in 17 states across Sudan. The greatest proportion of displacement in the country is protracted (ongoing for more than five years, see Diagram 4). - An estimated 2,238,797 current IDPs (59%) were initially displaced between 2003 and 2010 at the height of the Darfur crisis. In comparison - 1,034,351 IDPs (27%) captured were initially displaced between 2011 and 2017 - 69,646 (2%) newly displaced in 2018; 85,171 IDPs (2%) in 2019 - 66,356 IDPs (2%) in 2020; 284,579 (8%) in 2021
- 587 IDP individuals were captured in 2022.

Geographically, Round Four covers 1,742 locations in total – 639 locations in North Darfur, 295 locations in South Kordofan, 237 locations in West Kordofan, 123 locations in South Darfur, 111 locations in West Darfur, 79 locations in Blue Nile, 78 locations in Central Darfur, 48 locations in North Kordofan, 37 locations in Gedaref, 36 locations in East Darfur, 34 in Red Sea State, and 25 locations in Kassala.

Mobility Tracking Round Four identified the accumulative presence of 3,714,377 IDPs.

Mobility Tracking Round Three started in April 2021 with the expansion of DTM operations to North Kordofan state. Field teams revisited locations covered in Round One and Two, as well as new locations in Blue Nile state which were not covered in the previous rounds. In Round Three, enumerators visited locations across a total of 11 states.

Data collection was carried out over a two-month period, concluding in late June, and followed by data cleaning and verification to produce the third round of results. Key informants included community leaders, government representatives, NGO and humanitarian aid workers, religious leaders and IDP representatives.

Geographically, Round Three covers 1,538 locations in total – 704 locations in North Darfur, 232 locations in South Kordofan, 178 locations in West Kordofan, 102 locations in West Darfur, 100 locations in South Darfur, 74 locations in Central Darfur, 57 locations in Blue Nile, 37 locations in North Kordofan, 23 locations in East Darfur, 17 locations in Gedaref and 14 locations in Kassala.

Mobility Tracking Round Three identified the accumulative presence of 3,086,553 IDPs.