Yemen: Over 320,000 Displaced Since August Amid Escalating Conflict

Escalating military actions in Yemen since early August have forced over 320,000 individuals to flee their homes, with approximately 16,000 displaced in the first week of November, underscoring a worsening humanitarian crisis. Displacement is concentrated in the governorates of Taiz and Lahj.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in a recent report, stated that its Displacement Tracking Matrix recorded the movement of 2,655 families, comprising 15,930 people, between November 1st and 7th. This brings the total number of displaced individuals since the beginning of August to 320,849, representing 53,468 families.

Lahj Governorate recorded the highest number of incoming families during the week, with 1,313 families mostly settling in Tuban district (673 families), followed by Al-Mudhairibah and Ras Al-Ara (240 families), and Thulbah (220 families). Taiz Governorate ranked second, receiving 716 families, largely through internal displacement. These families were distributed across Al-Shamaytayn (142 families), Al-Mudhaffar (134 families), and Al-Misrakh (123 families). Aden received 248 families, primarily in Al-Buraiqah (123 families), Dar Saad (114 families), and Crater and Sirah (11 families).

Conversely, Taiz was the leading governorate from which residents departed, with 1,242 families recorded as displaced, most notably from Al-Misrakh (203 families), Al-Shamaytayn (176 families), and Saber Al-Mawadim (168 families). Lahj followed as a primary origin, with 1,142 families displaced, including 504 from Thulbah and 494 from Al-Mudhairibah and Ras Al-Ara. Hodeidah Governorate also saw 167 families displaced, primarily from Hays (79 families) and Khawkhah (72 families).

The IOM also included an additional 372 families in the cumulative figures, whose displacement was recorded between October 25th and 31st, including 272 families in Aden, 56 in Dhale, 24 in Marib, and 19 in Abyan.

According to the IOM's cumulative data, the total number of displaced persons in Yemen from January 1st to November 7th, 2026, reached 343,902 individuals, constituting 57,317 families.