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WORLDMay 12 · 08:01 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDOlivia Lee

Internal displacements caused by violence or conflict at record high in 2025

The number of internal displacements triggered by conflict or violence reached a record high in 2025, surpassing disaster-driven displacements for the first time, with 32.3m conflict-driven internal displacements. The total number of displaced people around the world was 82.2m. This is 60% higher than the previous year.

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