People displaced internally by natural disasters in Malaysia
Malaysia: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 206,000 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Malaysia, 2008–2023
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 206,000 number of cases for people displaced internally by natural disasters in 2023.
That represents a change of up 32.1% on the previous year and up 379.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Malaysia peaked at 256,000 number of cases in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4,000 number of cases, in 2008.
That places Malaysia 19th out of 146 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | number of cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4,000 number of cases | — |
| 2010 | 65,000 number of cases | +1525.0% |
| 2011 | 24,000 number of cases | -63.1% |
| 2012 | 22,000 number of cases | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 43,000 number of cases | +95.5% |
| 2014 | 256,000 number of cases | +495.3% |
| 2015 | 21,000 number of cases | -91.8% |
| 2016 | 18,000 number of cases | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 82,000 number of cases | +355.6% |
| 2018 | 38,000 number of cases | -53.7% |
| 2019 | 63,000 number of cases | +65.8% |
| 2020 | 23,000 number of cases | -63.5% |
| 2021 | 129,000 number of cases | +460.9% |
| 2022 | 156,000 number of cases | +20.9% |
| 2023 | 206,000 number of cases | +32.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 206,000 number of cases is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,000 number of cases, 34.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 206,000 number of cases is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8,600 number of cases, 24.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People displaced internally by natural disasters in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +1525.0% | 4,000 number of cases | 65,000 number of cases |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,000 number of cases | 4,000 number of cases | 4,000 number of cases | 1 |
| 2010s | 63,200 number of cases | 18,000 number of cases | 256,000 number of cases | 10 |
| 2020s | 128,500 number of cases | 23,000 number of cases | 206,000 number of cases | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More reference data data for Malaysia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Malaysia?
- People displaced internally by natural disasters in Malaysia was 206,000 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 256,000 number of cases in 2014.
- What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,000 number of cases in 2008.
- How does Malaysia rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Malaysia ranks 19th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 379.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.