Iraq — Displacement Report 56 (October 2016)

As of 13 October 2016, the DTM has identified 3,233,832 IDPs (538,972 families) displaced since January 2014, dispersed across 106 districts and 3,771 locations in Iraq. For the same period, the DTM has identified 1,004,724 returnees (i.e. 167,454 families). The governorates hosting the largest IDP populations are Anbar, Baghdad, and Dahuk, with a total of 1,388,124 individuals, corresponding to 43% of the total IDP population. A total of 75% of the displaced population (2,419,356 individuals) have fled from two governorates only, namely Anbar and Ninewa. From 15 September to 13 October 2016, the total number of identified IDPs decreased by 3%, i.e. by 88,578 individuals. Overall, the returnee population increased by 10%, i.e. by 94,182 individuals.