People displaced internally by natural disasters in Ireland
Ireland: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 17 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Ireland, 2015–2023
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 Ireland stood at 17 number of cases. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 34.6% on the previous year and down 98.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Ireland peaked at 1,600 number of cases in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17 number of cases, in 2023.
Ireland ranks 138th of 146 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Ireland, year by year
| Year | number of cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,600 number of cases | — |
| 2017 | 62 number of cases | -96.1% |
| 2020 | 51 number of cases | -17.7% |
| 2021 | 25 number of cases | -51.0% |
| 2022 | 26 number of cases | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 17 number of cases | -34.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 17 number of cases is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,700 number of cases, 1% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 17 number of cases is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 635 number of cases, 3% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 831 number of cases | 62 number of cases | 1,600 number of cases | 2 |
| 2020s | 29.75 number of cases | 17 number of cases | 51 number of cases | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 136 Kyrgyzstan 39 number of cases compare
- 137 Panama 26 number of cases compare
- 138 French Polynesia 17 number of cases compare
- 140 Jamaica 16 number of cases compare
- 141 Samoa 14 number of cases compare
More reference data data for Ireland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Ireland?
- People displaced internally by natural disasters in Ireland was 17 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,600 number of cases in 2015.
- What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 number of cases in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Ireland ranks 138th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland 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.