New Data Release: Conflict Forecasts for Apr 2026–Mar 2029

The latest VIEWS forecasts for state-based armed conflict are now available, covering the 36-month period from April 2026 to March 2029.

The dataset includes global forecasts at the country-month level, along with geo-referenced forecasts at 0.5° spatial resolution for Africa and the Middle East. It captures the following indicators for state-based armed conflict:

  • Predicted number of direct deaths per country-month and PRIO-grid-cell-month
  • Predicted probability of at least 25 direct deaths per country-month
  • Predicted probability of at least 1 direct death per grid-cell-month

Access and download the dataset 

Explore the forecasts on our interactive data dashboard