Global statistics from the World Migration Report 2026 reveal significant fluctuations in internal displacements caused by conflict or violence and disasters between 2014 and 2024.
Throughout this decade, disaster-driven displacements consistently surpassed those triggered by conflict and violence, with disaster displacements reaching a peak of over 45 million in 2024.
Conflict-induced displacements hovered between roughly 8 million and 12 million annually from 2014 to 2020.
However, violent conflict surged dramatically in 2022, driving internal displacements up to nearly 30 million people before slightly easing to around 21 million in 2023 and 20 million in 2024.
Disaster displacements similarly experienced sharp increases, rising from 19 million in 2014 to over 30 million in 2020, followed by a slight drop in 2021 before scaling up to unprecedented levels in 2024.
Overall, environmental and human crises continue to displace millions globally.
