The number of children living in a conflict zone, meaning that they lived within 50 kilometers of a conflict incident in a given year, increased in recent years. In 2022, approximately 470 million children worldwide lived in a conflict zone.
Number of children living in a conflict zone worldwide from 2017 to 2022
(in millions)
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Save the Children. (December 12, 2023). Number of children living in a conflict zone worldwide from 2017 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349336/children-conflict-zones-world/
Save the Children. "Number of children living in a conflict zone worldwide from 2017 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. December 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349336/children-conflict-zones-world/
Save the Children. (2023). Number of children living in a conflict zone worldwide from 2017 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349336/children-conflict-zones-world/
Save the Children. "Number of Children Living in a Conflict Zone Worldwide from 2017 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349336/children-conflict-zones-world/
Save the Children, Number of children living in a conflict zone worldwide from 2017 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349336/children-conflict-zones-world/ (last visited March 08, 2025)
Number of children living in a conflict zone worldwide from 2017 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], Save the Children, December 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349336/children-conflict-zones-world/