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
People displaced internally by natural disasters in French Polynesia, 2010–2022
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.
People displaced internally by natural disasters in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | number of cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,500 number of cases | — |
| 2017 | 1,100 number of cases | -68.6% |
| 2019 | 30 number of cases | -97.3% |
| 2020 | 27 number of cases | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 17 number of cases | -37.0% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 17 number of cases is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,700 number of cases, 1% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 17 number of cases is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8,600 number of cases, 0% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for French Polynesia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0148 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0132 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 69.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0603 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0024 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0.003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 22.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0735 (2050)
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
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.