Yemen — Flow Monitoring Survey (FMS) Quarterly Dashboard (January - March 2024)

This dashboard compiles flow monitoring survey (FMS) data collected in Yemen between January and March 2024 and provides an analysis of migrants’ demographic and socio-economic profiles, including education and employment backgrounds, reasons for leaving their country of origin or habitual residence, future travel intentions, protection and challenges faced during the journey. Also included are migrants’ labour status prior to moving.

The migration routes in the southern part of Yemen are categorized along two main routes: the south-eastern route towards Shabwah, Hadramawt, and Al Maharah governorates and the north-eastern route towards Lahj and Ta’iz governorates. Both routes are travelled by a large number of migrants each year. The recent actions taken by Yemeni authorities against smugglers along the Lahj coastline represent a significant shift that could reshape migration dynamics in the region moving forward. Through the Flow Monitoring Registry tool, which focuses on total numbers of migrants (as opposed to the more detailed migrant profile established through the FMS).

DTM recorded 5,411 migrants entered Yemen through the south in the first quarter of 2024. This figure represents an increase of 11 per cent compared to the previous quarter.

During the first quarter of 2024, a total of 3,628 surveys were conducted. In Al Maharah (1,186), Lahj (958), Aden (481), Shabwah (404), Ma’rib (381), and Hadramawt (222). The overall number of surveys increased by 25 per cent over the previous quarter. The majority of respondents were young male adults between the age of 17 and 25 (83%) searching for economic opportunities (99%), most of whom were single (91%), attained primary education or less (62%), were currently unemployed (93%) and departed from rural areas (56%).