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)
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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/
IDMC, Number of people displaced worldwide by disasters from 2008 to 2019, by disaster type (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987173/number-people-displaced-disasters-worldwide-type/ (last visited July 03, 2022)