West and Central Africa — Central African Republic Situation Monthly Dashboard 25 (October 2024)
As of October 2024, 4,024,862 individuals were affected, including 455,533 internally displaced persons (11% of the displaced population), 2,309,365 returnees former IDPs (57%), 539,800 returnees from abroad (14%) and 720,164 refugees (18%). In the CAR, the largest displaced population consists of former IDP returnees. Refugees from the CAR are primarily hosted by Cameroon (282,008 individuals, or 42% of the refugees), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) (207,776 individuals, or 31% of the refugees) and Chad (137,988 individuals, or 20% of the refugees). Nonetheless, 10,648 refugees from the Central African Republic are still living in Sudan (2% of the refugees). The country is also home for refugees from neighbouring countries, hosting a total of 43,983 refugees coming from Sudan (29,660 individuals), the DRC (6,505 individuals), Chad (4,951 individuals) and South Soudan (2,867 individuals).
DTM Global Survey 2023
The Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Global Survey 2023 is an annual stocktaking exercise which aims to present IOM DTM's operations and activities transparently. The Global Survey focuses on operations active from January 1 to December 31, 2023, with data collection occurring from February to April 2024.