Iraq — Displacement Report 88 (January 2018)

As of 31 January 2018, the DTM has identified 2,470,974 internally displaced persons (411,829 families) displaced after January 2014, dispersed across 97 districts and 3,702 locations in Iraq. For the same period, DTM has also identified 3,346,704 returnees (557,784 families). The total number of identified IDPs decreased by approximately 6% (145,014 individuals). Decreases were recorded across all of Iraq’s 18 governorates. The returnee population increased by 4% (126,342 individuals) during the month of January, reflecting a continuous trend of increasing return movements observed in Iraq.