Record number of people displaced by conflict, climate disasters, and crises.
The number of people internally displaced worldwide reached an all-time high of 71.1 million in 2022 due to a combination of conflict, natural disasters, and the ongoing effects of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by the Norwegian Refugee Council. The war in Ukraine and flooding in Pakistan were major contributors to the displacement crisis. Nearly three-quarters of the world’s internally displaced people live in just 10 countries, including Syria, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The report does not include refugees fleeing to other countries.