People displaced internally by natural disasters in French Polynesia

French Polynesia: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 17 number of cases in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
17 number of cases
Change on year
down 37.0%
World rank
138th
of 146 countries
All-time high
3,500 number of cases
in 2010
All-time low
17 number of cases
in 2022
Years of data
5
2010–2022

People displaced internally by natural disasters in French Polynesia, 2010–2022

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2010201620222010: 3.5k number of cases2017: 1.1k number of cases2019: 30 number of cases2020: 27 number of cases2022: 17 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

French Polynesia recorded 17 number of cases for people displaced internally by natural disasters in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is down 37.0% on the previous year and down 99.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in French Polynesia peaked at 3,500 number of cases in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17 number of cases, in 2022.

That places French Polynesia 138th out of 146 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,543 number of cases 30 number of cases 3,500 number of cases 3
2020s 22 number of cases 17 number of cases 27 number of cases 2

Countries ranked near French Polynesia

  1. 136 Kyrgyzstan 39 number of cases compare
  2. 137 Panama 26 number of cases compare
  3. 140 Jamaica 16 number of cases compare
  4. 141 Samoa 14 number of cases compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in French Polynesia?
People displaced internally by natural disasters in French Polynesia was 17 number of cases in 2022, 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 French Polynesia?
The highest recorded value was 3,500 number of cases in 2010.
What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in French Polynesia?
The lowest recorded value was 17 number of cases in 2022.
How does French Polynesia rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
French Polynesia ranks 138th out of 146 countries with data for 2022.
Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in French Polynesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 99.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this French Polynesia 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.