Displaced Children Reach 13 Million Globally in 2025

According to a report by Save the Children and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), the number of displaced children worldwide surged by 46% to 13 million in 2025. This alarming increase highlights the worsening impact of conflict and insecurity on children across various regions.

The report indicates that approximately 35,000 children were forced from their homes daily due to violence, marking a significant rise from the previous year. For the first time, conflict has overtaken climate-related disasters as the leading cause of displacement, with 32.3 million internally displaced individuals linked to violence compared to 29.9 million due to disasters.

The report also reveals that 520 million children lived in active conflict zones in 2024, representing a 60% increase since 2010. Melinda van Zyl, a senior advisor on migration and displacement at Save the Children, emphasized the traumatic experiences faced by these children, urging governments and the international community to intensify efforts to prevent conflict and ensure humanitarian access.