People displaced internally by natural disasters in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 39 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
39 number of cases
Change on year
down 97.7%
World rank
136th
of 146 countries
All-time high
5,900 number of cases
in 2015
All-time low
39 number of cases
in 2016
Years of data
8
2008–2023

People displaced internally by natural disasters in Kyrgyzstan, 2008–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k2008201520232008: 1.1k number of cases2015: 5.9k number of cases2016: 39 number of cases2017: 3.3k number of cases2018: 4.7k number of cases2021: 120 number of cases2022: 1.7k number of cases2023: 39 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

The most recent figure for people displaced internally by natural disasters in Kyrgyzstan is 39 number of cases, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 97.7% on the previous year and down 99.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 5,900 number of cases in 2015 and was at its lowest, 39 number of cases, in 2016.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 136th of 146 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,100 number of cases 1,100 number of cases 1,100 number of cases 1
2010s 3,485 number of cases 39 number of cases 5,900 number of cases 4
2020s 619.67 number of cases 39 number of cases 1,700 number of cases 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Kyrgyzstan?
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Kyrgyzstan was 39 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 Kyrgyzstan?
The highest recorded value was 5,900 number of cases in 2015.
What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The lowest recorded value was 39 number of cases in 2016.
How does Kyrgyzstan rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 136th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 99.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.