People displaced internally by natural disasters in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 640 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Solomon Islands, 2010–2023
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 Solomon Islands stood at 640 number of cases.
The figure is up 5,718.2% on the previous year and down 81.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Solomon Islands peaked at 9,000 number of cases in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5 number of cases, in 2021.
Solomon Islands ranks 111th of 146 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | number of cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7,800 number of cases | — |
| 2012 | 1,000 number of cases | -87.2% |
| 2013 | 3,500 number of cases | +250.0% |
| 2014 | 9,000 number of cases | +157.1% |
| 2015 | 1,000 number of cases | -88.9% |
| 2016 | 1,300 number of cases | +30.0% |
| 2017 | 580 number of cases | -55.4% |
| 2018 | 1,100 number of cases | +89.7% |
| 2019 | 31 number of cases | -97.2% |
| 2020 | 320 number of cases | +932.3% |
| 2021 | 5 number of cases | -98.4% |
| 2022 | 11 number of cases | +120.0% |
| 2023 | 640 number of cases | +5718.2% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 640 number of cases is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,300 number of cases, 7% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 640 number of cases is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8,600 number of cases, 7% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People displaced internally by natural disasters in Solomon Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +5718.2% | 11 number of cases | 640 number of cases |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,812 number of cases | 31 number of cases | 9,000 number of cases | 9 |
| 2020s | 244 number of cases | 5 number of cases | 640 number of cases | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More reference data data for Solomon Islands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0154 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0154 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0427 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0894 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Solomon Islands?
- People displaced internally by natural disasters in Solomon Islands was 640 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 9,000 number of cases in 2014.
- What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 number of cases in 2021.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Solomon Islands ranks 111th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.