Forced Displacement Data Update
New reports, datasets, and key insights
Explore the latest publications, research, and data supported by the World Bank–UNHCR Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement on refugees, internally displaced people, and host communities.
Highlights
Data on the Forcibly Displaced: From Statistical Shadows to Inclusion — 2026
An edited volume on the systematic inclusion of forcibly displaced people in national data collection and the value of comparable data for policy and programming.
Malawi — Sixth Integrated Household Survey (IHS) — May 2026
Malawi’s latest nationally representative household survey included refugees living in Dzaleka camp for the first time, generating new evidence on their socioeconomic conditions.
Syria — The Syrian Situation: Host Country Effects and the Prospects for Return — March 2026
Evidence on Syrian refugee integration in host countries and prospects for return, including labor markets, social cohesion, return intentions, reintegration and recovery.
Pakistan — Forced Displacement Survey — 2024
Pakistan’s first nationally representative assessment of registered Afghan refugees and host communities provides evidence on socioeconomic conditions, vulnerabilities, and access to services.
Burkina Faso — Enquête Socioéconomique et de Protection des Populations Déplacées Internes et des Communautés Hôtes — 2024
One of Burkina Faso’s first studies to combine socioeconomic and protection data, examining living conditions and protection challenges among internally displaced people and host communities.
Honduras — Población Desplazada Internamente en Honduras: Resultados de la Encuesta Permanente de Hogares de Propósitos Múltiples — June 2024
Analysis from Honduras’s 2024 national household survey provides nationally representative and comparable evidence on displaced and non-displaced populations, including services, employment, housing, food security and safety.
More Publications
Global – JDC Results Framework 2025: tracks progress on statistical inclusion, data and analysis, innovation, and how evidence is being used to strengthen policies and responses to forced displacement.
Malawi – Understanding the Health, Nutrition and Population Situation in Dzaleka Refugee Camp 2024: provides new evidence on the health, nutrition, and living conditions of refugees in Dzaleka, drawing on data from the 2024 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey. This report is dated 2026.
Democratic Republic of the Congo – Household Living Conditions Survey 2024: provides nationally representative evidence on poverty and living conditions, including dedicated data on refugees and internally displaced people.
Republic of the Congo – The Impacts of the Lisungi Project on Refugees and Host Populations in Likouala: examines how cash transfers and livelihood support affect the welfare and economic inclusion of refugees and host communities. This report is dated 2025.
Peru – Living Conditions of the Venezuelan Population in the Cities under Study 2024: provides representative evidence on the living conditions of Venezuelans in eight cities, enabling comparison with the Peruvian population in the same locations.
Uganda – Refugee Health Status Report 2022: uses the 2022 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey to compare refugees’ health and living conditions with those of host communities and the wider population.
South Sudan – Forced Displacement Survey 2023: provides the first nationally representative evidence on refugees in South Sudan, with comparisons to nearby host communities across living conditions, services, and livelihoods. Two thematic briefs examine education outcomes and access to land, agriculture, and food security.
Malawi – Demographic and Health Survey 2024: included a dedicated sample of refugees in Dzaleka camp, generating demographic and health data for comparison with the wider population.
Peru – Monetary Poverty of the Venezuelan Population (2024): measures monetary poverty among Venezuelans in eight cities, comparing them with the Peruvian population to inform social inclusion and integration policies.
Moldova – Socio-economic Assessment of Refugees and Host Communities in the Republic of Moldova (2024): examines livelihoods, access to services, and social inclusion. Two policy briefs look more closely at labor market integration and barriers to accessing public services.
Resources and Events
4ᵗʰ JDC Research Conference on Forced Displacement: Explore the research presented and the key findings.
Marketplace on Forced Displacement Research: An in-person event to stimulate collaborations across research and policymaking.
Forced Displacement Microdata: Explore all of the datasets with a representative sample of refugees and internally displaced people.
Dataset of World Refugee and Asylum Policies (DWRAP): The first global dataset of de jure asylum and refugee policies.
Questionnaire Finder: A platform for accessing comprehensive statistics on the socioeconomic status, well-being, and living standards of forcibly displaced populations.
Learning from the Evidence on Forced Displacement: An e-learning course on the socioeconomic dimensions of forced displacement.
EGRISS’ e-learning course: Introduction to the International Recommendations on Refugee, IDP and Statelessness Statistics.
Literature Review
Our latest literature review highlights recent research on socioeconomic issues related to forced displacement, including child labor, education, attitudes towards refugees, poverty, violence and crime, and mental health, with a focus on low- and middle-income countries.
You can also browse our literature review database, organized by category and country.
Data
Twenty-four new datasets have been released on the UNHCR Microdata Library in 2026 across eighteen countries.