There are more than 3.6 million internally displaced persons in Ukraine, accounting for 11.4% of the total population: IOM
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has released the results of the 17th round of its survey on internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ukraine, which revealed the current number of IDPs and the problems they face. This was announced by Danylo Hetmantsev, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy.
As of August 2024, there are 3.67 million internally displaced persons in Ukraine. At the same time, 4.39 million Ukrainians have already returned to their homes. Although the number of displaced persons increased by 120,000 from April to September, the overall situation remains stable, IOM notes. IDPs make up 11.4% of Ukraine’s population.
Among IDPs, 10% are single-parent families, where only one person is over 18 and the rest are children under 17. The majority of IDPs (69%) do not plan to move in the next three months, while 14% are considering returning home, but many plan to do so only after the war ends.
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Most IDPs have found refuge in Kharkiv (13 per cent), Dnipro (12 per cent), Kyiv (8 per cent), Zaporizhzhia (6 per cent) and Kyiv (10 per cent). The majority of IDPs came from Donetsk, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson and Luhansk regions, with two-thirds coming from the eastern part of Ukraine.
The survey found that 9% of IDPs have spent at least 14 days abroad due to the full-scale invasion, and 82% have been living outside their usual place of residence for more than a year, an average of 750 days.
The basic needs of IDPs remain unchanged: 59% need power banks and generators, 40% need medicines, 34% need housing and work, and 33% need food.
Earlier it became known that IDPs are entitled to monthly cash assistance: UAH 2,000 for adults and UAH 3,000 for children and people with disabilities.
