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The Flow Monitoring Registry (FMR) of the IOM Yemen Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) monitors the arrival of migrants along Yemen’s southern coastal border and the return of Yemeni nationals along its northern border with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to identify migration patterns and provide quantitative estimates of the irregular migrant population entering the country. It’s crucial to understand that the FMR does not capture all migration flows. Instead, it provides indicative insights into migration trends based on a known total number of migrants arriving along monitored coast and land borders during the reporting period. As of the end of September 2024, IOM gained access to the coast of Ta'iz in Dhubab allowing for an improved coverage of arrivals from Djibouti. Please note that this improved coverage will translate into an increased overall number of arrivals that is not necessarily representative of an increase in arrival numbers.
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS: In January 2025, the IOM Yemen DTM tracked 15,400 migrants entering Yemen, a substantial decrease of 25 per cent from the total _gure reported in the previous month (20,435 migrants). The majority of migrants (89%) left from Djibouti, while the rest (11%) departed from Somalia. All migrants departing from Djibouti arrived in Dhubab district of Ta’iz governorate (13,642 migrants). This brings the total number of arrivals since January 2024 to 76,297.
Among the total migrants recorded, 21 per cent were children, 22 per cent were women, and 57 per cent were men. During the reporting period, most migrants entered Ta'iz governorate on the west coast through Djibouti (89%), while 11 per cent arrived in Shabwah from Somalia. Most migrants were Ethiopian nationals (98%), while just two per cent were Somali nationals. Notably, no migrants were recorded arriving in Lahj during January 2024. This is likely due to measures taken by the government to combat smuggling since August 2023.