Internally displaced persons from disasters in Malaysia
Malaysia: Internally displaced persons from disasters was 206,000 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced persons from disasters in Malaysia, 2008–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 206,000 for internally displaced persons from 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, internally displaced persons from disasters in Malaysia peaked at 256,000 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4,000, 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.
Internally displaced persons from disasters in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4,000 | — |
| 2010 | 65,000 | +1525.0% |
| 2011 | 24,000 | -63.1% |
| 2012 | 22,000 | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 43,000 | +95.5% |
| 2014 | 256,000 | +495.3% |
| 2015 | 21,000 | -91.8% |
| 2016 | 18,000 | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 82,000 | +355.6% |
| 2018 | 38,000 | -53.7% |
| 2019 | 63,000 | +65.8% |
| 2020 | 23,000 | -63.5% |
| 2021 | 129,000 | +460.9% |
| 2022 | 156,000 | +20.9% |
| 2023 | 206,000 | +32.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 206,000 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,000, 34.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 206,000 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8,600, 24.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Internally displaced persons from 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 | 65,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 1 |
| 2010s | 63,200 | 18,000 | 256,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 128,500 | 23,000 | 206,000 | 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 internally displaced persons from disasters in Malaysia?
- Internally displaced persons from disasters in Malaysia was 206,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest internally displaced persons from disasters recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 256,000 in 2014.
- What is the lowest internally displaced persons from disasters recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,000 in 2008.
- How does Malaysia rank for internally displaced persons from disasters?
- Malaysia ranks 19th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is internally displaced persons from 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Internally displaced persons from disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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