People displaced internally by natural disasters in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 250 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Bulgaria, 2012–2023
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 Bulgaria stood at 250 number of cases.
The figure is down 72.2% on the previous year and down 88.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Bulgaria peaked at 2,300 number of cases in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22 number of cases, in 2017.
That places Bulgaria 119th out of 146 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 886 number of cases | 22 number of cases | 2,300 number of cases | 6 |
| 2020s | 391.67 number of cases | 25 number of cases | 900 number of cases | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More reference data data for Bulgaria
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2116 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.08 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.39 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.44 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.98 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 162.5 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Bulgaria?
- People displaced internally by natural disasters in Bulgaria was 250 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2,300 number of cases in 2014.
- What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 number of cases in 2017.
- How does Bulgaria rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Bulgaria ranks 119th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.