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DTM Sudan Displacement and Return Snapshot - Update 2 (08 February 2026)

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The Sudan Displacement and Return Snapshot includes information on internally displaced persons and returnees, based on data from over 12,000 locations, 185 localities, and all 18 states in Sudan.

Main Findings:

  • An estimated 9,139,309 internally displaced persons (IDPs) were recorded across 11,356 locations in 185 localities, in all 18 states.
  • An estimated 3,500,482 returned individuals were recorded across 2,575 locations in 67 localities, in nine states.
  • Eighty-three per cent of returnees moved back from internal displacement, while 17 per cent returned from locations abroad.
  • Over half of IDPs (55%) and 52 per cent of returnees were children under 18-years-old.

Key Trends:

  • The number of IDPs decreased by 21 per cent compared to the highest-recorded displaced population, and by one per cent compared to the previous month.
  • The number of IDPs decreased in nine out of 18 states compared to the previous month, and increased across Central Darfur, East Darfur, Kassala, Khartoum, North Kordofan, Red Sea, South Darfur, West Darfur, and West Kordofan.
  • The number of returnees increased by five per cent compared to the previous month.

For further information, see DTM Methodological Note and the DTM Sudan Interactive Dashboard.