DTM Yemen - Flow Monitoring Datasets - September 2024

In September 2024, the IOM Yemen DTM tracked 2,692 migrants entering Yemen, a 65 per cent increase from the total figure reported in the previous month (1,631 migrants). The majority of migrants (79%) left from Bari Region in Somalia, while the rest (21%) departed from Djibouti.

Among the total migrants recorded, 12 per cent were children, 25 per cent were women, and 63 per cent were men. 

Typically, Lahj serves as an entry point for migrants departing through Djibouti whereas Shabwah serves as an entry point for migrants departing through Somalia. During the reporting period, most migrants still entered through Somalia (79%) with 21 per cent arriving on the west coast in Ta'iz governorate. As tracking in Ta'iz began in the end of September, this proportion is likely to change in October. Meanwhile, no migrants were recorded arriving in Lahj, likely due to measures taken by the government to combat smuggling since August 2023.

The DTM team identified 4,045 Yemeni returnees in September 2024, a two per cent decrease compared to the number of returnees in July (4,113 individuals). Additionally, the team recorded a total of 284 migrants that were deported from Oman back to Deifen Point in Shahan district of Al Maharah Governorate, Yemen. All deported migrants were Ethiopian nationals.

While the worsening humanitarian crisis in Yemen has compelled some migrants to make the difficult decision to return to their home countries in the Horn of Africa, others have reportedly been returned by government authorities. In September 2024, DTM recorded a total of 1,582 migrants leaving Yemen either voluntarily or returned by boat from Yemen. This group was composed of 92 per cent men, seven per cent women, and one per cent children.

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