People displaced internally by natural disasters in Maldives
Maldives: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 54 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Maldives, 2017–2023
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 54 number of cases for people displaced internally by natural disasters in 2023.
That represents a change of down 85.4% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
That places Maldives 131st out of 146 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 132 number of cases | 20 number of cases | 300 number of cases | 3 |
| 2020s | 212 number of cases | 54 number of cases | 370 number of cases | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Maldives?
- People displaced internally by natural disasters in Maldives was 54 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 370 number of cases in 2022.
- What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 number of cases in 2018.
- How does Maldives rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Maldives ranks 131st out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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.