People displaced internally by natural disasters in Albania
Albania: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 13 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Albania, 2009–2023
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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
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.