People displaced internally by natural disasters in Egypt
Egypt: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 8 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Egypt, 2008–2023
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.
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Egypt, year by year
| Year | number of cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 20,000 number of cases | — |
| 2014 | 200 number of cases | -99.0% |
| 2015 | 100 number of cases | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 820 number of cases | +720.0% |
| 2018 | 8 number of cases | -99.0% |
| 2020 | 8,400 number of cases | +104900.0% |
| 2021 | 1,100 number of cases | -86.9% |
| 2023 | 8 number of cases | -99.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 8 number of cases is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,300 number of cases, 0% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 8 number of cases is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13,750 number of cases, 0% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Egypt
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
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
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.