SITUATION AT A GLANCE
22.9 MILLION Number of People in Need of Humanitarian Assistance UN – December 2024
16.8 MILLION Number of People Prioritized for Humanitarian Assistance Under the 2025 HNRP UN – December 2024
17.7 MILLION People Reached with Humanitarian Assistance in Afghanistan in 2024 UN – January 2025
6.6 MILLION Number of IDPs in Afghanistan as of December 2022 UN – June 2023
813,300 Number of Afghan Returnees From Pakistan Since September 15, 2023 IOM – January 2025
• The UN 2025 HNRP estimates that 22.9 million people—nearly one-half of the population—will require humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan during the year.
• Approximately 14.8 million people are expected to face Crisis—IPC 3—or worse levels of acute food insecurity countrywide between November 2024 and March 2025, according to a January IPC analysis.
• With USAID/BHA support, WFP reached approximately 1 million people across Afghanistan with critically required food assistance during November 2024.