People displaced internally by natural disasters in Norway
Norway: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 5,800 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Norway, 2014–2023
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
In 2023, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Norway stood at 5,800 number of cases. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3,311.8% on the previous year and up 752.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Norway peaked at 5,800 number of cases in 2023 and was at its lowest, 170 number of cases, in 2022.
Norway ranks 76th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 400 number of cases | 220 number of cases | 680 number of cases | 5 |
| 2020s | 1,938 number of cases | 170 number of cases | 5,800 number of cases | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Norway?
- People displaced internally by natural disasters in Norway was 5,800 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 5,800 number of cases in 2023.
- What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 170 number of cases in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Norway ranks 76th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 752.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway 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.