People displaced internally by natural disasters in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 418,000 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Afghanistan, 2008–2023
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 418,000 number of cases for people displaced internally by natural disasters in 2023.
That represents a change of up 90.0% on the previous year and up 2,686.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Afghanistan peaked at 435,000 number of cases in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3,000 number of cases, in 2011.
Afghanistan ranks 15th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,700 number of cases | 3,400 number of cases | 28,000 number of cases | 2 |
| 2010s | 78,940 number of cases | 3,000 number of cases | 435,000 number of cases | 10 |
| 2020s | 178,000 number of cases | 25,000 number of cases | 418,000 number of cases | 4 |
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More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Spring temperature anomalies 3.05 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.1923 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6919 °C (2026)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.44 °C (2025)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Afghanistan?
- People displaced internally by natural disasters in Afghanistan was 418,000 number of cases in 2023, according to Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 435,000 number of cases in 2018.
- What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,000 number of cases in 2011.
- How does Afghanistan rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Afghanistan ranks 15th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,686.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People displaced internally by natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internally-displaced persons are defined as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, as a result of natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border.