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New internal displacements caused by disasters
Compare newly recorded internal displacement cases linked to disasters across countries in 2023, based on IDMC data published by the World Bank.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre)•144 countries
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Key Insights
Global Average
183,161.1cases
Median: 6,250.0cases
Countries Covered
144
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
4,702,000.0cases
Lowest
Montenegro
1.0cases
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China4,702,000.0cases
2Türkiye4,053,000.0cases
3Philippines2,594,000.0cases
4Somalia2,043,000.0cases
5Bangladesh1,791,000.0cases
By Region
Asia559,473.9cases(21 countries)
South America194,014.3cases(7 countries)
Africa193,334.2cases(9 countries)
North America159,500.0cases(4 countries)
Other140,459.9cases(76 countries)
Key Findings
- •Coverage: 144 ISO countries in 2023.
- •Published range: 1 to 4702000 cases.
- •Wikipedia most-read: 2026 Nepal floods; disaster exposure replacement queue.
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (1.0cases)High (4,702,000.0cases)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 183,161.1cases)
Asia (21)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
Other (76)
Oceania (2)
Europe (25)
About This Statistic
This statistic counts new displacement movements associated with disasters during 2023. It measures recorded incidents or cases, not the stock of people still displaced at year end.
A person can be displaced more than once and therefore counted more than once. The figures cover internal displacement only: people who crossed an international border are outside this indicator.
Methodology
World Bank indicator VC.IDP.NWDS, sourced from IDMC. New displacement means newly recorded displacement movements during the calendar year under the 1998 Guiding Principles definition. Only non-null 2023 observations that map to ISO 3166-1 countries are retained; aggregates and missing values are excluded without imputation.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | People's Republic of China | 4,702,000.0cases |
| 2 | Türkiye | 4,053,000.0cases |
| 3 | Philippines | 2,594,000.0cases |
| 4 | Somalia | 2,043,000.0cases |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 1,791,000.0cases |
| 6 | Myanmar | 995,000.0cases |
| 7 | Brazil | 745,000.0cases |
| 8 | Pakistan | 732,000.0cases |
| 9 | Syrian Arab Republic | 702,000.0cases |
| 10 | Malawi | 660,000.0cases |
| 11 | Mozambique | 655,000.0cases |
| 12 | Kenya | 641,000.0cases |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 618,000.0cases |
| 14 | India | 528,000.0cases |
| 15 | Afghanistan | 418,000.0cases |
| 16 | Colombia | 351,000.0cases |
| 17 | Yemen | 240,000.0cases |
| 18 | Indonesia | 238,000.0cases |
| 19 | Malaysia | 206,000.0cases |
| 20 | United States of America | 202,000.0cases |
| 21 | Mexico | 196,000.0cases |
| 22 | Canada | 192,000.0cases |
| 23 | Peru | 188,000.0cases |
| 24 | South Sudan | 167,000.0cases |
| 25 | Nigeria | 166,000.0cases |
| 26 | Republic of the Congo | 159,000.0cases |
| 27 | Morocco | 146,000.0cases |
| 28 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 133,000.0cases |
| 29 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 124,000.0cases |
| 30 | Madagascar | 117,000.0cases |
| 31 | Nepal | 110,000.0cases |
| 32 | Niger | 95,000.0cases |
| 33 | Greece | 91,000.0cases |
| 34 | Angola | 79,000.0cases |
| 35 | Central African Republic | 70,000.0cases |
| 36 | Rwanda | 70,000.0cases |
| 37 | Vanuatu | 69,000.0cases |
| 38 | Vietnam | 68,000.0cases |
| 39 | Sudan | 58,000.0cases |
| 40 | Libya | 53,000.0cases |
| 41 | Uganda | 50,000.0cases |
| 42 | Guatemala | 48,000.0cases |
| 43 | Ghana | 47,000.0cases |
| 44 | Cambodia | 46,000.0cases |
| 45 | United Republic of Tanzania | 46,000.0cases |
| 46 | Chile | 44,000.0cases |
| 47 | Cuba | 42,000.0cases |
| 48 | Italy | 42,000.0cases |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | 41,000.0cases |
| 50 | South Korea | 40,000.0cases |
| 51 | Iraq | 36,000.0cases |
| 52 | Guinea | 35,000.0cases |
| 53 | Spain | 24,000.0cases |
| 54 | Burkina Faso | 24,000.0cases |
| 55 | Algeria | 23,000.0cases |
| 56 | Burundi | 21,000.0cases |
| 57 | South Africa | 20,000.0cases |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 17,000.0cases |
| 59 | Chad | 16,000.0cases |
| 60 | Ecuador | 16,000.0cases |
| 61 | Paraguay | 16,000.0cases |
| 62 | Russian Federation | 15,000.0cases |
| 63 | Liberia | 14,000.0cases |
| 64 | New Zealand | 14,000.0cases |
| 65 | Papua New Guinea | 13,000.0cases |
| 66 | Haiti | 9,800.0cases |
| 67 | Argentina | 9,800.0cases |
| 68 | Zambia | 9,300.0cases |
| 69 | Japan | 8,600.0cases |
| 70 | Slovenia | 8,200.0cases |
| 71 | France | 7,900.0cases |
| 72 | Fiji | 6,700.0cases |
| 73 | Honduras | 5,800.0cases |
| 74 | Norway | 5,800.0cases |
| 75 | El Salvador | 5,300.0cases |
| 76 | Republic of The Gambia | 5,300.0cases |
| 77 | Tajikistan | 5,100.0cases |
| 78 | Australia | 4,700.0cases |
| 79 | Iceland | 4,600.0cases |
| 80 | United Kingdom | 4,600.0cases |
| 81 | Oman | 4,500.0cases |
| 82 | Uruguay | 4,300.0cases |
| 83 | Mongolia | 3,900.0cases |
| 84 | Bolivia | 3,800.0cases |
| 85 | Germany | 3,300.0cases |
| 86 | Macao | 3,100.0cases |
| 87 | Cameroon | 2,900.0cases |
| 88 | Thailand | 2,800.0cases |
| 89 | Tunisia | 2,600.0cases |
| 90 | Mauritius | 2,300.0cases |
| 91 | Kazakhstan | 1,700.0cases |
| 92 | Portugal | 1,700.0cases |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 1,700.0cases |
| 94 | Guam | 1,600.0cases |
| 95 | Hong Kong | 1,300.0cases |
| 96 | Mali | 1,300.0cases |
| 97 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1,200.0cases |
| 98 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,100.0cases |
| 99 | Mauritania | 1,100.0cases |
| 100 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1,100.0cases |
| 101 | Kosovo | 1,100.0cases |
| 102 | Gabon | 900.0cases |
| 103 | Georgia | 850.0cases |
| 104 | Venezuela | 730.0cases |
| 105 | Zimbabwe | 690.0cases |
| 106 | Austria | 670.0cases |
| 107 | Nicaragua | 660.0cases |
| 108 | Namibia | 650.0cases |
| 109 | Solomon Islands | 640.0cases |
| 110 | Ukraine | 600.0cases |
| 111 | Denmark | 520.0cases |
| 112 | Switzerland | 410.0cases |
| 113 | Serbia | 400.0cases |
| 114 | Jordan | 340.0cases |
| 115 | Antigua and Barbuda | 300.0cases |
| 116 | Costa Rica | 290.0cases |
| 117 | Bulgaria | 250.0cases |
| 118 | Lebanon | 170.0cases |
| 119 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 150.0cases |
| 120 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 120.0cases |
| 121 | Belgium | 100.0cases |
| 122 | Botswana | 99.0cases |
| 123 | Croatia | 86.0cases |
| 124 | Slovakia | 86.0cases |
| 125 | Hungary | 66.0cases |
| 126 | Czech Republic | 64.0cases |
| 127 | Cyprus | 57.0cases |
| 128 | Maldives | 54.0cases |
| 129 | Romania | 51.0cases |
| 130 | Belarus | 48.0cases |
| 131 | Israel | 42.0cases |
| 132 | Guyana | 40.0cases |
| 133 | Kyrgyzstan | 39.0cases |
| 134 | Barbados | 29.0cases |
| 135 | Panama | 26.0cases |
| 136 | Ireland | 17.0cases |
| 137 | Samoa | 14.0cases |
| 138 | Albania | 13.0cases |
| 139 | Egypt | 8.0cases |
| 140 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 5.0cases |
| 141 | Isle of Man | 5.0cases |
| 142 | Finland | 2.0cases |
| 143 | New Caledonia | 2.0cases |
| 144 | Montenegro | 1.0cases |
Showing 144 of 144 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre) (2023).
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