People displaced internally by natural disasters in Bahamas
Bahamas: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 18,000 number of cases in 2019. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Bahamas, 2008–2019
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people displaced internally by natural disasters in Bahamas is 18,000 number of cases, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 7,726.1% on the previous year and up 3,500.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Bahamas peaked at 18,000 number of cases in 2019 and was at its lowest, 230 number of cases, in 2018.
Bahamas ranks 57th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 500 number of cases | 500 number of cases | 500 number of cases | 1 |
| 2010s | 5,226 number of cases | 230 number of cases | 18,000 number of cases | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
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- 58 Sri Lanka 17,000 number of cases compare
- 59 Chad 16,000 number of cases compare
- 59 East Timor 16,000 number of cases compare
- 59 Ecuador 16,000 number of cases compare
- 59 Paraguay 16,000 number of cases compare
- 59 Togo 16,000 number of cases compare
More reference data data for Bahamas
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.9409 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3796 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.934 °C (2026)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.6825 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.288 °C (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Bahamas?
- People displaced internally by natural disasters in Bahamas was 18,000 number of cases in 2019, 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 Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 18,000 number of cases in 2019.
- What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 230 number of cases in 2018.
- How does Bahamas rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Bahamas ranks 57th out of 146 countries with data for 2019.
- Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,500.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.