People displaced internally by natural disasters in Haiti
Haiti: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 9,800 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Haiti, 2008–2023
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 9,800 number of cases for people displaced internally by natural disasters in 2023.
The figure is down 34.7% on the previous year and up 790.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Haiti peaked at 1.57 million number of cases in 2010 and was at its lowest, 500 number of cases, in 2011.
Haiti ranks 69th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74,450 number of cases | 9,900 number of cases | 139,000 number of cases | 2 |
| 2010s | 204,960 number of cases | 500 number of cases | 1.57 million number of cases | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,450 number of cases | 9,800 number of cases | 220,000 number of cases | 4 |
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More reference data data for Haiti
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4999 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.11 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6075 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.05 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 914.12 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Haiti?
- People displaced internally by natural disasters in Haiti was 9,800 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 million number of cases in 2010.
- What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 number of cases in 2011.
- How does Haiti rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Haiti ranks 69th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 790.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Haiti 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.