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This report compiles flow monitoring survey (FMS) data collected in Yemen between October and December 2024 and provides an analysis of migrants’ demographic and socio-economic profiles, including education and employment backgrounds, reasons for leaving their country of origin or habitual residence, future travel intentions and protection and challenges faced during the journey. Also included are migrants’ employment status prior to moving.
The migration routes in the southern part of Yemen are categorized along two main routes: the south-eastern route towards Shabwah, Hadramawt, and Al Maharah governorates and the north-eastern route towards Lahj and Ta’iz governorates. Both routes are travelled by a large number of migrants each year. The actions taken by Yemeni authorities against smugglers along the Lahj coastline represent a significant shift that could reshape migration dynamics in the region moving forward. Through the Flow Monitoring Registry tool, which focuses on total numbers of migrants (as opposed to the more detailed migrant profile established through the FMS).
DTM recorded 44,834 migrants entering Yemen through the south (10%) and north (90%) in the fourth quarter of 2024. This figure represents an increase of 691 per cent compared to the previous quarter (5,668).
During the fourth quarter of 2024, a total of 4,018 surveys were conducted. In Lahj (1,324), Al Maharah (775), Aden (666), Shabwah (640), Ma’rib (490), and Hadramawt (123). The overall number of surveys increased by 21 per cent since the previous quarter. The majority of respondents were young adults between the age of 16 and 26 (93%) searching for economic opportunities (94%), most of whom were single (92%), attained primary education or less (62%), were currently unemployed (96%) and departed from rural areas (55%).