Between 2010 and 2021, approximately 59 million people in South Asia were internally displaced due to weather-related disasters such as floods or storms. During that time, around three million people in the region were displaced due to geophysical disasters such as earthquakes.
Number of people internally displaced by weather-related and geophysical disasters in South Asia between 2010 and 2021, by type (in millions)
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Asian Development Bank. (September 13, 2022). Number of people internally displaced by weather-related and geophysical disasters in South Asia between 2010 and 2021, by type (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336152/south-asia-number-of-internal-displacements-natural-disasters-by-type/
Asian Development Bank. "Number of people internally displaced by weather-related and geophysical disasters in South Asia between 2010 and 2021, by type (in millions)." Chart. September 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336152/south-asia-number-of-internal-displacements-natural-disasters-by-type/
Asian Development Bank. (2022). Number of people internally displaced by weather-related and geophysical disasters in South Asia between 2010 and 2021, by type (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336152/south-asia-number-of-internal-displacements-natural-disasters-by-type/
Asian Development Bank. "Number of People Internally Displaced by Weather-related and Geophysical Disasters in South Asia between 2010 and 2021, by Type (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336152/south-asia-number-of-internal-displacements-natural-disasters-by-type/
Asian Development Bank, Number of people internally displaced by weather-related and geophysical disasters in South Asia between 2010 and 2021, by type (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336152/south-asia-number-of-internal-displacements-natural-disasters-by-type/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Number of people internally displaced by weather-related and geophysical disasters in South Asia between 2010 and 2021, by type (in millions) [Graph], Asian Development Bank, September 13, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336152/south-asia-number-of-internal-displacements-natural-disasters-by-type/