Ethiopia — Flow Monitoring Dashboard 52 (January 2024)

In January 2024, a total of 40,464 movements were observed across the six flow monitoring points (FMPs) in Ethiopia. This represents a 5.7% increase in daily average movements in comparison with December 2023 when an average of 1,235 movements per day were observed.

Outgoing movements (63%) during January decreased while incoming movements (37%) increased compared to the previous month, mainly due to increased incoming flows of returning migrants to Ethiopia through different entry points. A total of 25,373 outgoing movements were observed, out of which 12,558 (49.5%) were heading to Saudi Arabia, 5,404 (21.3%) were going to Kenya, 2,182 (8.6%) to Djibouti, 1,682 (6.6%) to Somalia, 1,005 (4%) to South Africa, 954 (3.8%) to Yemen, and 552 (2.2%) to Sudan, while remaining movements were heading to other Southern African, Middle Eastern, and North American countries.

At the same time, 15,091 incoming movements were observed, out of which 10,401 (68.9%) originated from Sudan, while 2,291 (15.2%) came from Kenya, 1,392 (9.2%) from Djibouti, 882 (5.8%) from Somalia and 125 (0.9%) came from other Middle Eastern and Horn of Africa countries. Most incoming movements were by Ethiopians (65.3%), followed by Sudanese nationals (33.5%). Returning Ethiopians departed from Sudan (52.7%), Kenya (23.1%), Djibouti (14%), Somalia (8.9%), Yemen (1.2%), and South Sudan (0.1%).