People displaced internally by natural disasters in Angola

Angola: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 79,000 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
79,000 number of cases
Change on year
up 4,288.9%
World rank
33rd
of 146 countries
All-time high
227,000 number of cases
in 2011
All-time low
1,800 number of cases
in 2022
Years of data
14
2009–2023

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k2009201620232009: 86.0k number of cases2010: 79.0k number of cases2011: 227.0k number of cases2012: 6.4k number of cases2013: 2.4k number of cases2015: 5.6k number of cases2016: 19.0k number of cases2017: 14.0k number of cases2018: 11.0k number of cases2019: 6.7k number of cases2020: 25.0k number of cases2021: 22.0k number of cases2022: 1.8k number of cases2023: 79.0k 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

Angola recorded 79,000 number of cases for people displaced internally by natural disasters in 2023.

That represents a change of up 4,288.9% on the previous year and up 3,191.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Angola peaked at 227,000 number of cases in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,800 number of cases, in 2022.

Angola ranks 33rd of 146 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 86,000 number of cases 86,000 number of cases 86,000 number of cases 1
2010s 41,233 number of cases 2,400 number of cases 227,000 number of cases 9
2020s 31,950 number of cases 1,800 number of cases 79,000 number of cases 4

Countries ranked near Angola

  1. 30 Nepal 110,000 number of cases compare
  2. 31 Niger 95,000 number of cases compare
  3. 32 Greece 91,000 number of cases compare
  4. 34 Central African Republic 70,000 number of cases compare
  5. 34 Rwanda 70,000 number of cases compare
  6. 36 Vanuatu 69,000 number of cases compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Angola?
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Angola was 79,000 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 Angola?
The highest recorded value was 227,000 number of cases in 2011.
What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 1,800 number of cases in 2022.
How does Angola rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
Angola ranks 33rd out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is up 3,191.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Angola 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.