News: 2021 Global Report on Internal Displacement

The 2021 Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) has been published. It estimates a record high total of 55 million people displaced within their own countries at the end of 2020. From IDMC's press release:

"The number of people living in internal displacement worldwide has been rising steadily for more than a decade. It reached a record high as of 31 December 2020, when there were more than twice as many internally displaced people (IDPs) than refugees. Forty-eight million people have fled conflict and violence, and seven million disasters, but given the incomplete data the latter is likely to be a significant underestimate.

   This year’s Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID 2021) focuses on our changing climate. Rising temperatures are increasing the intensity and frequency of weather-related hazards, but climate change is not the only factor that drives displacement risk. Many more years of data are needed to draw a direct link."

Visit the companion site for highlights, media information, videos, and a special feature on COVID-19. The report can be downloaded in full or by section. Background papers and country figures are also available via the same download link. Previous iterations of the report can be accessed here.