People displaced internally by natural disasters in Philippines
Philippines: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 2.59 million number of cases in 2023. ▲ Rising
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Philippines, 2008–2023
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 2.59 million number of cases for people displaced internally by natural disasters in 2023.
That represents a change of down 52.4% on the previous year and down 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Philippines peaked at 7.02 million number of cases in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.00 million number of cases, in 2010.
That places Philippines 3rd out of 146 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.41 million number of cases | 2.06 million number of cases | 2.76 million number of cases | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.91 million number of cases | 1.00 million number of cases | 7.02 million number of cases | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.55 million number of cases | 2.59 million number of cases | 5.71 million number of cases | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Philippines?
- People displaced internally by natural disasters in Philippines was 2.59 million 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 7.02 million number of cases in 2013.
- What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.00 million number of cases in 2010.
- How does Philippines rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Philippines ranks 3rd out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.