People displaced internally by natural disasters in Albania

Albania: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 13 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
13 number of cases
Change on year
down 95.9%
World rank
142nd
of 146 countries
All-time high
33,000 number of cases
in 2019
All-time low
13 number of cases
in 2023
Years of data
11
2009–2023

People displaced internally by natural disasters in Albania, 2009–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k2009201620232009: 150 number of cases2013: 450 number of cases2014: 24 number of cases2015: 4.2k number of cases2016: 3.1k number of cases2017: 3.5k number of cases2018: 110 number of cases2019: 33.0k number of cases2021: 250 number of cases2022: 320 number of cases2023: 13 number of cases

Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number of cases.

Analysis

Albania recorded 13 number of cases for people displaced internally by natural disasters in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 95.9% on the previous year and down 97.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Albania peaked at 33,000 number of cases in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13 number of cases, in 2023.

That places Albania 142nd out of 146 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 150 number of cases 150 number of cases 150 number of cases 1
2010s 6,341 number of cases 24 number of cases 33,000 number of cases 7
2020s 194.33 number of cases 13 number of cases 320 number of cases 3

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 140 Jamaica 16 number of cases compare
  2. 141 Samoa 14 number of cases compare
  3. 143 Egypt 8 number of cases compare
  4. 144 Finland 2 number of cases compare
  5. 144 New Caledonia 2 number of cases compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Albania?
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Albania was 13 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 Albania?
The highest recorded value was 33,000 number of cases in 2019.
What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 13 number of cases in 2023.
How does Albania rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
Albania ranks 142nd out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is down 97.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Albania 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

Indicator
People displaced internally by natural disasters
Unit
number of cases
Source
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
146 places, 1,631 data points, 2008–2023
Last refreshed

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.