Between 2008 and 2022, most of the people displaced by natural disasters were displaced by weather disasters such as floods and storms. In 2022, approximately 42 million people were displaced by these types of disasters, compared to nearly 800,000 by geophysical disasters such as volcanic activity and earthquakes. As climate change intensifies over the coming decades, it is expected that the intensity of weather disasters will increase.
Number of people displaced worldwide by disasters from 2008 to 2022, 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.
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IDMC. (May 11, 2023). Number of people displaced worldwide by disasters from 2008 to 2022, by disaster type (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/987173/number-people-displaced-disasters-worldwide-type/
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Number of people displaced worldwide by disasters from 2008 to 2022, by disaster type (in millions) [Graph], IDMC, May 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/987173/number-people-displaced-disasters-worldwide-type/
