People displaced internally by natural disasters in Israel
Israel: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 42 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Israel, 2013–2023
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 Israel stood at 42 number of cases. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 98.9% on the previous year and down 79.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Israel peaked at 75,000 number of cases in 2016 and was at its lowest, 42 number of cases, in 2023.
That places Israel 133rd out of 146 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15,436 number of cases | 80 number of cases | 75,000 number of cases | 5 |
| 2020s | 4,647 number of cases | 42 number of cases | 10,000 number of cases | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Israel?
- People displaced internally by natural disasters in Israel was 42 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 75,000 number of cases in 2016.
- What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 42 number of cases in 2023.
- How does Israel rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Israel ranks 133rd out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Israel 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.