West and Central Africa — Central African Republic Situation Monthly Dashboard 24 (September 2024)
As of September 2024, 3,991,898 individuals were affected, including 455,533 internally displaced persons (12% of the displaced population), 2,256,970 returnees former IDPs (56%), 531,919 returnees from abroad (13%) and 747,476 refugees (19%). In the CAR, the largest displaced population consists of former IDP returnees. Refugees from the CAR are primarily hosted by Cameroon (308,891 individuals, or 44% of the refugees), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) (208,484 individuals, or 30% of the refugees) and Chad (138,542 individuals, or 20% of the refugees). Nonetheless, 11,008 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 43,393 refugees coming from Sudan (29,070 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.