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In December 2017, for the first time since the beginning of the crisis, the DTM reported a higher figure for returnees (3.2 million) than IDPs (2.6 million) across the country. As of 31 July 2018, nearly four million individuals have now returned to their home location and there are less than two million identified IDPs. Following completion of Round 100 Baseline assessments activities, the DTM has identified 1,953,984 IDPs (325,664 families) who were displaced after January 2014, dispersed across 104 districts and 3,335 locations in Iraq. For the same period, DTM also identified 3,956,610 returnees (659,435 families) across 1,442 locations in 37 districts.
During July 2018, the total number of identified IDPs decreased by approximately two per cent. Decreases were recorded across all of Iraq’s 18 governorates. Baghdad witnessed the largest drop in IDPs. The returnee population increased by one per cent (52,260 individuals) during the month of July, reflecting a continuous trend of return movements, albeit at a rate that has been decreasing. Anbar and Ninewa governorates witnessed the highest numbers of returns, mostly to the Mosul and Falluja districts.
These figures show that population displacement in Iraq is now mainly one of return. To adjust with the shift in population movement flows, the DTM Unit has started collecting data to inform the new Return Index, and has put in place DTM interactive dashboards to allow easier real-time access to population figures and movement trends.
Further details as well as links to online resources can be found at the end of this report: http://iraqdtm.iom.int/LastDTMRound/Return_ index.PDF