People displaced internally by natural disasters in Benin
Benin: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 6,900 number of cases in 2022. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Benin, 2008–2022
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
Benin recorded 6,900 number of cases for people displaced internally by natural disasters in 2022.
That represents a change of down 31.0% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Benin peaked at 275,000 number of cases in 2010 and was at its lowest, 960 number of cases, in 2016.
Benin ranks 74th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 95,000 number of cases | 40,000 number of cases | 150,000 number of cases | 2 |
| 2010s | 47,494 number of cases | 960 number of cases | 275,000 number of cases | 7 |
| 2020s | 7,967 number of cases | 6,900 number of cases | 10,000 number of cases | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Benin?
- People displaced internally by natural disasters in Benin was 6,900 number of cases in 2022, 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 275,000 number of cases in 2010.
- What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 960 number of cases in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Benin ranks 74th out of 146 countries with data for 2022.
- Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin 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.