People displaced internally by natural disasters in Brazil
Brazil: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 745,000 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Brazil, 2008–2023
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
In 2023, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Brazil stood at 745,000 number of cases. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 808.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Brazil peaked at 745,000 number of cases in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14,000 number of cases, in 2016.
That places Brazil 7th out of 146 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 416,000 number of cases | 309,000 number of cases | 523,000 number of cases | 2 |
| 2010s | 119,000 number of cases | 14,000 number of cases | 293,000 number of cases | 10 |
| 2020s | 565,000 number of cases | 358,000 number of cases | 745,000 number of cases | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Brazil?
- People displaced internally by natural disasters in Brazil was 745,000 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 745,000 number of cases in 2023.
- What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,000 number of cases in 2016.
- How does Brazil rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Brazil ranks 7th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 808.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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.