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Sudan Mobility Overview (4) - Bi-Monthly Report (November - December 2024)

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Overview

The Sudan Mobility Overview provides an in-depth analysis of displacement and mobility in Sudan between 01 November and 31 December 2024. This bi-monthly report summarizes displacement pathways, movement intentions, humanitarian needs, and access to services among IDPs in Sudan.

DTM Sudan relies on a network of 498 enumerators and 9,608 key informants to collect data from 10,119 locations across all 18 states in Sudan.

Displacement Figures

  • Sudan hosted an estimated 11,559,970 internally displaced persons (2,327,476 households), as of 31 December 2024.
  • An estimated 8,823,862 individuals were displaced since the onset of the conflict on 15 April 2023.
  • An estimated 3,352,418 individuals crossed borders into neighbouring countries since 15 April 2023.
  • Approximately 28 per cent of IDPs who were initially displaced prior to 15 April 2023, were displaced again after 15 April 2023.
  • An estimated 53 per cent of IDPs were children under the age of 18-years-old.

Highlights

  • The total number of IDPs in Sudan increased by 27 per cent during 2024.
  • Over 30 per cent of the population in Sudan, either internally within Sudan or across border into neighbouring countries.
  • An estimated 393,337 individuals (78,963 households) were displaced due to an escalation in clashes across Aj Jazirah during November 2024.
  • Food remained the top reported humanitarian need in 13 out of 18 states: an estimated 84 per cent of displaced households reportedly needed food.
  • Approximately 78 per cent of displaced households reportedly needed non-food items, particularly shelter materials and fuel due to colder temperatures.
  • Sudan represents the largest displacement crisis in the world: Sudan hosts approximately 15 per cent of all IDPs in the world, and 1 in 7 IDPs worldwide is Sudanese.