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Displacement worldwide — an overview

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December 18, 2023

More than 110 million people worldwide are currently forcibly displaced and living as refugees, asylum seekers or internally displaced people. These are some of the highest levels of displacement on record. By the end of 2022, Eastern Africa and the Great Lakes region hosted more than 5 million recognized refugees. Here is an overview of the figures.