Iraq — Displacement Report 118 ( September - October 2020)

Data collection for Round 118 took place in September and October 2020. As of 31 October 2020, DTM identified 4,782,414 returnees (797,069 households), dispersed across eight governorates, 38 districts and 2,090 locations in Iraq. A higher number of new returnees was recorded in Round 118 (38,364) compared with the number recorded in Round 117 (25,920). The most common governorates that individuals returned to between September and October 2020 include Ninewa (where 22,866 individuals were recorded), Salah al-Din (6,360) and Anbar (5,292). During the same period, DTM also identified 1,278,864 IDPs (221,569 households), dispersed across 18 governorates, 104 districts and 2,939 locations in Iraq (35 fewer locations than the last round). This represents an overall decrease of 21,123 IDP individuals from the previous round.