People displaced internally by natural disasters in Dominica
Dominica: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 350 number of cases in 2018. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Dominica, 2011–2018
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
In 2018, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Dominica stood at 350 number of cases.
The figure is down 99.0% on the previous year and up 264.6% over ten years.
That places Dominica 116th out of 146 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Dominica, year by year
| Year | number of cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 96 number of cases | — |
| 2013 | 18 number of cases | -81.2% |
| 2015 | 710 number of cases | +3844.4% |
| 2017 | 35,000 number of cases | +4829.6% |
| 2018 | 350 number of cases | -99.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 350 number of cases is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,000 number of cases, 6% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 350 number of cases is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,800 number of cases, 4% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Dominica
More reference data data for Dominica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 58.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 4.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0602 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0158 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0.035 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0277 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Dominica?
- People displaced internally by natural disasters in Dominica was 350 number of cases in 2018, 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 35,000 number of cases in 2017.
- What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 number of cases in 2013.
- How does Dominica rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Dominica ranks 116th out of 146 countries with data for 2018.
- Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 264.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica 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 — 5 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.