People displaced internally by natural disasters in Guinea
Guinea: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 35,000 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Guinea, 2011–2023
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 Guinea is 35,000 number of cases, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 10,194.1% on the previous year and up 11,566.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Guinea peaked at 35,000 number of cases in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18 number of cases, in 2019.
Guinea ranks 51st 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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | number of cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4,500 number of cases | — |
| 2013 | 300 number of cases | -93.3% |
| 2015 | 34,000 number of cases | +11233.3% |
| 2016 | 490 number of cases | -98.6% |
| 2017 | 710 number of cases | +44.9% |
| 2018 | 3,900 number of cases | +449.3% |
| 2019 | 18 number of cases | -99.5% |
| 2020 | 2,400 number of cases | +13233.3% |
| 2021 | 2,600 number of cases | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 340 number of cases | -86.9% |
| 2023 | 35,000 number of cases | +10194.1% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 35,000 number of cases is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,300 number of cases, 3.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 35,000 number of cases is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22,500 number of cases, 1.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6,274 number of cases | 18 number of cases | 34,000 number of cases | 7 |
| 2020s | 10,085 number of cases | 340 number of cases | 35,000 number of cases | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 48 Dominican Republic 41,000 number of cases compare
- 49 South Korea 40,000 number of cases compare
- 50 Iraq 36,000 number of cases compare
- 52 Burkina Faso 24,000 number of cases compare
- 52 Spain 24,000 number of cases compare
- 54 Algeria 23,000 number of cases compare
More reference data data for Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2883 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3722 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2242 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Guinea?
- People displaced internally by natural disasters in Guinea was 35,000 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 35,000 number of cases in 2023.
- What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 number of cases in 2019.
- How does Guinea rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Guinea ranks 51st out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11,566.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea 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.