More than 250,000 newly displaced in Yemen since August, UN figures show
More than 250,000 people have been newly displaced within Yemen since August, a UN estimate shows, as renewed fighting adds to a long-running humanitarian crisis.
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An estimated 251,047 people were newly displaced within Yemen between 1 August and 17 October 2026, according to the UN refugee agency’s data portal. The figure, drawn from the International Organization for Migration’s Displacement Tracking Matrix, covers 41,840 households. [1] [2]
The rise comes amid renewed fighting. Anadolu reported, citing UNHCR, that Taiz accounted for 76% of departures. In September, Associated Press journalists met people in Aden who had fled fighting on Yemen’s western coast. [4] [5]
The 251,047 figure is an estimate of new internal displacement during the period, not the number of people currently displaced across Yemen. UNHCR separately lists about 5.2 million internally displaced people in a pre-September 2026 category last updated on 31 August. The periods overlap, so the figures cannot simply be added together. Nor does the newer nationwide estimate establish how many people fled any particular battle or armed group. [1] [2]
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