Iraq — Displacement Index: Round 5 (October - December 2022)

With the end of the conflict with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), protracted displacement has come to characterize the post-conflict environment in Iraq. Around 1.17 million people remain internally displaced, nearly all of whom fled their areas of origin more than five years ago.1 In light of the above, it is essential to advance durable solutions to displacement in Iraq through improving the living conditions that will enable internally displaced persons (IDPs) to voluntarily take steps towards return, local integration, or settlement in new locations. The Displacement Index (DI) is a tool designed to measure and monitor the living conditions of IDPs. Data collection for DI Round 5 took place between October and December 2022 across 18 governorates, 103 districts, and 2,662 locations of Iraq. During this round, 35 fewer locations of displacement were assessed as IDPs either returned to their areas of origin, or moved to another locations of displacement.