Internally displaced persons from disasters in Morocco

Morocco: Internally displaced persons from disasters was 146,000 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
146,000
Change on year
up 1,436.8%
World rank
26th
of 146 countries
All-time high
146,000
in 2023
All-time low
10
in 2021
Years of data
9
2008–2023

Internally displaced persons from disasters in Morocco, 2008–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k2008201520232008: 5.0k2010: 15.0k2012: 5802014: 1.7k2019: 2002020: 3402021: 102022: 9.5k2023: 146.0k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, internally displaced persons from disasters in Morocco stood at 146,000. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,436.8% on the previous year and up 25,072.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, internally displaced persons from disasters in Morocco peaked at 146,000 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2021.

Morocco ranks 26th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Internally displaced persons from disasters in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Internally displaced persons from disasters in Morocco, 2008 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2008 5,000 —
2010 15,000 +200.0%
2012 580 -96.1%
2014 1,700 +193.1%
2019 200 -88.2%
2020 340 +70.0%
2021 10 -97.1%
2022 9,500 +94900.0%
2023 146,000 +1436.8%

Morocco compared with similar countries

  • Morocco's 146,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,300, 15.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Morocco's 146,000 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13,750, 10.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5,000 5,000 5,000 1
2010s 4,370 200 15,000 4
2020s 38,962 10 146,000 4

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 23 Peru 188,000 compare
  2. 24 South Sudan 167,000 compare
  3. 25 Nigeria 166,000 compare
  4. 27 Democratic Republic of Congo 133,000 compare
  5. 28 Iran 124,000 compare
  6. 29 Madagascar 117,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is internally displaced persons from disasters in Morocco?
Internally displaced persons from disasters in Morocco was 146,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest internally displaced persons from disasters recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 146,000 in 2023.
What is the lowest internally displaced persons from disasters recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2021.
How does Morocco rank for internally displaced persons from disasters?
Morocco ranks 26th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
Is internally displaced persons from disasters rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 25,072.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Morocco 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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Indicator
Internally displaced persons from disasters
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
146 places, 1,631 data points, 2008–2023
Last refreshed