One Year of Conflict in Sudan: Visualizing the World's Largest Displacement Crisis

To mark one year since the outbreak of conflict in Sudan, this report analyses the evolution of displacement based on DTM data collected throughout the past year of conflict.

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An interactive Story Map presenting more granular data is available here.  

This report was published in lieu of the DTM Weekly Displacement Snapshot 26. It reflects data corresponding to Weekly Displacement Snapshot 26 dataset, valid as of 04 April 2024. The dataset is available here. 

Key Findings: 

• An estimated 6,657,550 individuals were displaced internally within Sudan since the start of the conflict one year ago, on 15 April 2023.
   
• Approximately 2,044,248 individuals were reportedly displaced across borders into neighbouring countries.  
   
• An estimated 13 per cent of the population in Sudan was displaced during the past year of conflict.
    
• Over half (approximately 53%) of individuals internally displaced were children, under the age of 18 years old. Approximately 22 per cent were children under the age of 5 years old. 
   
• Approximately 10 per cent of localities across Sudan experienced a population increase of 50 per cent or higher due to the influx of displaced individuals, exacerbating pressure on already-limited resources and services. 
   
• Sudan hosted approximately 13 per cent of all internally displaced persons globally, and nearly 1 in every 8 internally displaced persons worldwide is Sudanese.
   
• Approximately 28 per cent of displaced individuals were female children under the age of 18, who faced unique protection risks.