People displaced internally by natural disasters in Malawi
Malawi: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 660,000 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Malawi, 2009–2023
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 Malawi is 660,000 number of cases, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 122.2% on the previous year and up 1,900.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Malawi peaked at 660,000 number of cases in 2023 and was at its lowest, 600 number of cases, in 2014.
Malawi ranks 10th 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 | 21,000 number of cases | 21,000 number of cases | 21,000 number of cases | 1 |
| 2010s | 70,922 number of cases | 600 number of cases | 343,000 number of cases | 9 |
| 2020s | 246,900 number of cases | 600 number of cases | 660,000 number of cases | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Malawi?
- People displaced internally by natural disasters in Malawi was 660,000 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 660,000 number of cases in 2023.
- What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 600 number of cases in 2014.
- How does Malawi rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Malawi ranks 10th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,900.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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.