West and Central Africa — Lake Chad Basin Crisis Monthly Dashboard 68 (September 2024)
As of September 2024, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria were hosting an estimated 6,069,325 affected individuals made up of internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees (former IDPs and returnees from abroad) and refugees (both in- and out-of-camp). Thirteen per cent of the affected population (778,301 individuals) were located in Cameroon, while 5 per cent resided in Chad (294,715 individuals), 9 per cent in Niger (558,872 individuals) and finally, 73 per cent in Nigeria (4,437,437 individuals). Overall, the numbers show a sharp increase in returnees from abroad (+45%) and slight decreases in IDPs (-1%), returnees former IDPs (-5%) and refugees (-1%) since December 2023.
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.