People displaced internally by natural disasters in Croatia

Croatia: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 86 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
86 number of cases
Change on year
down 14.0%
World rank
127th
of 146 countries
All-time high
42,000 number of cases
in 2020
All-time low
86 number of cases
in 2023
Years of data
7
2014–2023

People displaced internally by natural disasters in Croatia, 2014–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2014201820232014: 18.0k number of cases2015: 1.0k number of cases2017: 230 number of cases2018: 140 number of cases2020: 42.0k number of cases2022: 100 number of cases2023: 86 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

Croatia recorded 86 number of cases for people displaced internally by natural disasters in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 99.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Croatia peaked at 42,000 number of cases in 2020 and was at its lowest, 86 number of cases, in 2023.

Croatia ranks 127th of 146 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 4,842 number of cases 140 number of cases 18,000 number of cases 4
2020s 14,062 number of cases 86 number of cases 42,000 number of cases 3

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 124 Bosnia and Herzegovina 120 number of cases compare
  2. 125 Belgium 100 number of cases compare
  3. 126 Botswana 99 number of cases compare
  4. 128 Hungary 66 number of cases compare
  5. 129 Czechia 64 number of cases compare
  6. 130 Cyprus 57 number of cases compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Croatia?
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Croatia was 86 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 Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 42,000 number of cases in 2020.
What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 86 number of cases in 2023.
How does Croatia rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
Croatia ranks 127th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 99.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Croatia 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.