Dated 15 April 2026 - full copy:
Sudan: Three Years of Conflict and Displacement
Following the start of the conflict on 15 April 2023, Sudan became the largest displacement crisis in the world. Nearly one in three people in Sudan— over 15 million people— were displaced from their homes, either within the country or across borders. Sudan alone accounted for 15 per cent of all internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the world. By January 2025, the crisis reached its peak in terms of displacement: More than 11.58 million people were uprooted inside Sudan—8.85 million driven out by the current conflict, and 2.73 million displaced from earlier conflicts.
This factsheet presents key statistics on displacement and return, based on three years of nationwide data collection from IOM's Displacement Tracking Matrix.
Key Figures: 15 April 2023 - 15 April 2026
- The number of IDPs more than tripled due to the conflict, increasing by over 200 per cent from 3.8 million IDPs in 2023 to a peak of 11.58 million IDPs in 2025.
- DTM recorded 805 events triggering displacement: On average, there was an event triggering displacement every 1.5 days for over 1,000 days. Some months witnessed as many as 88 incidents.
- An average of approximately 231,779 additional IDPs were displaced each month between April 2023 and the peak of displacement in January 2025.
- In addition to conflict-related displacement, over a quarter million individuals were displaced due to natural hazards (285,135 individuals).
- Displacement spans the entire country: individuals were displaced from every single state and fled to nearly 13,000 locations in 185 localities across all 18 states.
Displacement and Return in April 2026
After three years, the number of displaced people has decreased due to increased return movements.
- Approximately 8,936,175 IDPs remain in Sudan, a 23 per cent decrease compared to the highest-ever recorded displaced population.
- Despite the recent decrease in IDP figures, displacement remains at historically high levels: the displaced population is still more than double compared to its pre-conflict figures.
- Approximately 350,000 individuals were newly displaced within the last six months, between October 2025 and March 2026. This surge in displacement was driven primarily by increased insecurity across Al Fasher, North Darfur, the Kordofan region, and Blue Nile state.
Nearly 4 million people have now returned home.
- An estimated 3,994,019 individuals have returned to areas of origin across nine states.
- Of these, 83 per cent moved back from internal displacement and 17 per cent returned from locations abroad.
- Sixty per cent of households have returned to damaged homes, including fully collapsed roofs and broken walls or windows.
- The majority of returning families moved back due to improved security (87%), and the majority intend to stay (92%).
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