People displaced internally by natural disasters in Fiji
Fiji: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 6,700 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Fiji, 2009–2023
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 Fiji is 6,700 number of cases, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 39.6% on the previous year and down 75.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Fiji peaked at 76,000 number of cases in 2016 and was at its lowest, 370 number of cases, in 2017.
Fiji ranks 75th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Fiji, year by year
| Year | number of cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 13,000 number of cases | — |
| 2010 | 18,000 number of cases | +38.5% |
| 2012 | 27,000 number of cases | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 800 number of cases | -97.0% |
| 2016 | 76,000 number of cases | +9400.0% |
| 2017 | 370 number of cases | -99.5% |
| 2018 | 10,000 number of cases | +2602.7% |
| 2019 | 5,600 number of cases | -44.0% |
| 2020 | 37,000 number of cases | +560.7% |
| 2021 | 14,000 number of cases | -62.2% |
| 2022 | 4,800 number of cases | -65.7% |
| 2023 | 6,700 number of cases | +39.6% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 6,700 number of cases is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,000 number of cases, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 6,700 number of cases is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8,600 number of cases, 78% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,000 number of cases | 13,000 number of cases | 13,000 number of cases | 1 |
| 2010s | 19,681 number of cases | 370 number of cases | 76,000 number of cases | 7 |
| 2020s | 15,625 number of cases | 4,800 number of cases | 37,000 number of cases | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Fiji?
- People displaced internally by natural disasters in Fiji was 6,700 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 Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 76,000 number of cases in 2016.
- What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 370 number of cases in 2017.
- How does Fiji rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Fiji ranks 75th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fiji 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.