People displaced internally by natural disasters in Germany
Germany: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 3,300 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Germany, 2013–2023
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 Germany is 3,300 number of cases, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 423.8% on the previous year and down 93.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Germany peaked at 53,000 number of cases in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2 number of cases, in 2020.
Germany ranks 89th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11,282 number of cases | 220 number of cases | 53,000 number of cases | 5 |
| 2020s | 5,233 number of cases | 2 number of cases | 17,000 number of cases | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Germany?
- People displaced internally by natural disasters in Germany was 3,300 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 53,000 number of cases in 2013.
- What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 number of cases in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Germany ranks 89th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany 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.