This statistic shows the number of people displaced worldwide from 2008 to 2019, by disaster type. In 2019, about 23.9 million people worldwide were displaced due to weather-related disaster, and 950,000 people were displaced due to a geophysical disaster.
Number of people displaced worldwide by disasters from 2008 to 2019, by disaster type
(in millions)
Geophysical disasters include earthquakes, mass movements, and volcanic activity. Weather disasters include storms, extreme temperatures, floods, landslides, wave action, droughts, and wildfires.
Annual totals calculated by Statista.
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IDMC. (July 22, 2020). Number of people displaced worldwide by disasters from 2008 to 2019, by disaster type (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/987173/number-people-displaced-disasters-worldwide-type/
IDMC. "Number of people displaced worldwide by disasters from 2008 to 2019, by disaster type (in millions)." Chart. July 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987173/number-people-displaced-disasters-worldwide-type/
IDMC. (2020). Number of people displaced worldwide by disasters from 2008 to 2019, by disaster type (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987173/number-people-displaced-disasters-worldwide-type/
IDMC. "Number of People Displaced Worldwide by Disasters from 2008 to 2019, by Disaster Type (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987173/number-people-displaced-disasters-worldwide-type/
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