2024 Sees Highest Global Conflict Levels Since 1946

The number of conflicts in the world was in 2024 the highest in almost 80 years. During the year, 61 conflicts were registered in 36 countries, according to a report from the Norwegian peace research institute Prio.

» Published: June 11 2025

2024 Sees Highest Global Conflict Levels Since 1946
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Africa is the continent that is hardest hit. There are 28 conflicts ongoing there, while in Asia there are 17, in the Middle East 10, Europe 3 and North and South America 2, the report shows, which deals with armed conflicts between the years 1946 and 2024.

This is not just a peak – it's a structural shift, says lead author Siri Aas Rustad.

The world is today much more violent and much more fragmented than it was ten years ago.

The most deaths are reported from the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and the civil war in Tigray in northern Ethiopia.

Now is not the time for the US – or any global power – to withdraw from international engagement, says Siri Aas Rustad.

The study is based on data compiled by Uppsala University.

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