People displaced internally by natural disasters in Guyana

Guyana: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 40 number of cases in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
40 number of cases
Change on year
down 66.7%
World rank
134th
of 146 countries
All-time high
220 number of cases
in 2021
All-time low
40 number of cases
in 2023
Years of data
5
2017–2023

People displaced internally by natural disasters in Guyana, 2017–2023

501001502002017202020232017: 200 number of cases2018: 170 number of cases2021: 220 number of cases2022: 120 number of cases2023: 40 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

In 2023, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Guyana stood at 40 number of cases. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 66.7% on the previous year and down 80.0% over ten years.

That places Guyana 134th out of 146 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 185 number of cases 170 number of cases 200 number of cases 2
2020s 126.67 number of cases 40 number of cases 220 number of cases 3

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 131 Maldives 54 number of cases compare
  2. 132 Romania 51 number of cases compare
  3. 133 Israel 42 number of cases compare
  4. 134 Trinidad and Tobago 40 number of cases compare
  5. 136 Kyrgyzstan 39 number of cases compare
  6. 137 Panama 26 number of cases compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Guyana?
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Guyana was 40 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 Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 220 number of cases in 2021.
What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 40 number of cases in 2023.
How does Guyana rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
Guyana ranks 134th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is down 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guyana 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.