People displaced internally by natural disasters in India
India: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 528,000 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in India, 2008–2023
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
India recorded 528,000 number of cases for people displaced internally by natural disasters in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 78.9% on the previous year and down 75.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in India peaked at 9.11 million number of cases in 2012 and was at its lowest, 528,000 number of cases, in 2023.
India ranks 14th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 5.98 million number of cases | 5.30 million number of cases | 6.66 million number of cases | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.27 million number of cases | 1.35 million number of cases | 9.11 million number of cases | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.95 million number of cases | 528,000 number of cases | 4.90 million number of cases | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in India?
- People displaced internally by natural disasters in India was 528,000 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 9.11 million number of cases in 2012.
- What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 528,000 number of cases in 2023.
- How does India rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- India ranks 14th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.