The refugee population in the East and Horn of Africa and Great Lakes region stands at 5.8 million as of May 31, 2025.

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This figure includes 5.3 million refugees and 482,000 asylum seekers.

According to the Food Security & Nutrition Working Group report (June 2025), 92% of this population are refugees, while 8% are asylum seekers.

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Most of them, 89%, reside in rural areas, with only 11% in urban areas.

The IGAD countries covered in the report are Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda.