Total Returns from Pakistan to Afghanistan since 15 September 2023 JSON 
531,400
Last updated 07 Mar 2024
Source - UNHCR, IOM 

Total returns is an umbrella term that includes all returns including deportations, assisted Voluntary Repatriation (VolRep) and other returns of Afghans of all statuses such as PoR cardholders, ACC holders, and the undocumented.

Overall assisted returns since 1 January 2023 JSON 
94,030
Last updated 17 Mar 2024
Source - UNHCR 

Including Facilitated Volrep, Proof of Registration card holders, UNHCR slip holders, their nuclear family members with or without documentation, UNHCR asylum certificate holders and protection referrals.

New Returned Refugees to Afghanistan in 2024 JSON 
5,153
Last updated 17 Mar 2024
Source - UNHCR, Government 

This category includes all refugee returnees as well as PoR card holders who returned without passing through the established Voluntary Repatriation Centers (VRC) set up in Pakistan.

Total Refugees in Afghanistan JSON 
52,160
Last updated 30 Jun 2023
Source - UNHCR
New returned IDPs in Afghanistan in 2024 JSON 
269
Last updated 12 Mar 2024
Source - UNHCR 

The above Returned IDPs data is from household-level rapid assessments conducted across the country by UNHCR and its partners. These figures are expected to increase retroactively with ongoing assessments, and considered indicative rather than overall statistical data of IDP returnees in Afghanistan. It is also important to note that figures may be underestimated due to recent downscaling of assessments undertaken in 2023.


New IDPs in Afghanistan by year JSON 

Note: The newly conflict-induced displaced population within the year is compiled by OCHA sub-offices based on inter-agency assessments . For more Information


New Returned IDPs in Afghanistan in 2024 by Province JSON 
Location name Source Data date Population
Badghis UNHCR 12 Mar 2024   11.2% 30
Ghor UNHCR 12 Mar 2024   85.1% 229
Herat UNHCR 12 Mar 2024   1.9% 5
Logar UNHCR 12 Mar 2024   1.9% 5

Notes: The above Returned IDPs data is from household-level rapid assessments conducted across the country by UNHCR and its partners. These figures are expected to increase retroactively with ongoing assessments, and considered indicative rather than overall statistical data of IDP returnees in Afghanistan. It is also important to note that figures may be underestimated due to recent downscaling of assessments undertaken in 2023.


New Returned Refugees to Afghanistan in 2024 by Country of Asylum JSON  .CSV 
Country of origin Source Data date Population
Pakistan UNHCR 17 Mar 2024   98.1% 5,055
Iran (Islamic Rep. of) UNHCR 17 Mar 2024   1.6% 81
Others UNHCR 17 Mar 2024   0.3% 17


New Returned Refugees to Afghanistan in 2024 by Province JSON 
Location name Source Data date Population
Badghis UNHCR, Government 17 Mar 2024   0.2% 12
Baghlan UNHCR, Government 17 Mar 2024   2.6% 134
Balkh UNHCR, Government 17 Mar 2024   2.3% 121
Daykundi UNHCR, Government 17 Mar 2024   0.1% 6
Farah UNHCR, Government 17 Mar 2024   0.4% 19
Faryab UNHCR, Government 17 Mar 2024   0.0% 1
Ghazni UNHCR, Government 17 Mar 2024   1.6% 85
Helmand UNHCR, Government 17 Mar 2024   4.2% 218
Herat UNHCR, Government 17 Mar 2024   1.7% 86
Jowzjan UNHCR, Government 17 Mar 2024   1.6% 81
Kabul UNHCR, Government 17 Mar 2024   23.2% 1,195
Kandahar UNHCR, Government 17 Mar 2024   14.2% 730
Kapisa UNHCR, Government 17 Mar 2024   0.4% 20
Khost UNHCR, Government 17 Mar 2024   3.2% 167
Kunar UNHCR, Government 17 Mar 2024   1.2% 60
Kunduz UNHCR, Government 17 Mar 2024   8.2% 421
Laghman UNHCR, Government 17 Mar 2024   4.0% 208
Logar UNHCR, Government 17 Mar 2024   2.6% 135
Maidan Wardak UNHCR, Government 17 Mar 2024   0.2% 9
Nangarhar UNHCR, Government 17 Mar 2024   21.9% 1,129
Paktia UNHCR, Government 17 Mar 2024   1.8% 93
Paktika UNHCR, Government 17 Mar 2024   0.5% 28
Parwan UNHCR, Government 17 Mar 2024   1.0% 49
Samangan UNHCR, Government 17 Mar 2024   0.3% 18
Sar-e Pol UNHCR, Government 17 Mar 2024   0.5% 27
Takhar UNHCR, Government 17 Mar 2024   1.2% 61
Urozgan UNHCR, Government 17 Mar 2024   0.2% 11
Zabul UNHCR, Government 17 Mar 2024   0.6% 29

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Total IDPs in Afghanistan as of 30 June 2023 JSON 
3,252,741
Last updated 30 Jun 2023
Source - UNHCR, Government, Partners, Various 

IDP Returnees data is from household-level assessments conducted by UNHCR and Partners across the country. Figures are expected to increase retroactively.


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