People displaced internally by natural disasters in El Salvador
El Salvador: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 5,300 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador is 5,300 number of cases, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 15.2% on the previous year and up 130.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in El Salvador peaked at 60,000 number of cases in 2011 and was at its lowest, 22 number of cases, in 2014.
That places El Salvador 78th out of 146 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,548 number of cases | 95 number of cases | 15,000 number of cases | 2 |
| 2010s | 9,755 number of cases | 22 number of cases | 60,000 number of cases | 9 |
| 2020s | 6,862 number of cases | 550 number of cases | 17,000 number of cases | 4 |
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- Spring temperature anomalies 0.9422 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.37 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2746 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.22 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 129.31 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in El Salvador?
- People displaced internally by natural disasters in El Salvador was 5,300 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 60,000 number of cases in 2011.
- What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 number of cases in 2014.
- How does El Salvador rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- El Salvador ranks 78th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.