People displaced internally by natural disasters in Egypt

Egypt: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 8 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
8 number of cases
Change on year
down 99.3%
World rank
143rd
of 146 countries
All-time high
20,000 number of cases
in 2008
All-time low
8 number of cases
in 2018
Years of data
8
2008–2023

People displaced internally by natural disasters in Egypt, 2008–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2008201520232008: 20.0k number of cases2014: 200 number of cases2015: 100 number of cases2016: 820 number of cases2018: 8 number of cases2020: 8.4k number of cases2021: 1.1k number of cases2023: 8 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

The most recent figure for people displaced internally by natural disasters in Egypt is 8 number of cases, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.3% on the previous year and down 96.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Egypt peaked at 20,000 number of cases in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8 number of cases, in 2018.

Egypt ranks 143rd of 146 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20,000 number of cases 20,000 number of cases 20,000 number of cases 1
2010s 282 number of cases 8 number of cases 820 number of cases 4
2020s 3,169 number of cases 8 number of cases 8,400 number of cases 3

Countries ranked near Egypt

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  2. 141 Samoa 14 number of cases compare
  3. 142 Albania 13 number of cases compare
  4. 144 Finland 2 number of cases compare
  5. 144 New Caledonia 2 number of cases compare
  6. 146 Montenegro 1 number of cases compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Egypt?
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Egypt was 8 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 Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 20,000 number of cases in 2008.
What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 8 number of cases in 2018.
How does Egypt rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
Egypt ranks 143rd out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 96.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Egypt 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.