People displaced internally by natural disasters in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 150 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
150 number of cases
Change on year
up 4,900.0%
World rank
123rd
of 146 countries
All-time high
23,000 number of cases
in 2021
All-time low
3 number of cases
in 2022
Years of data
8
2010–2023

People displaced internally by natural disasters in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2010–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k2010201620232010: 100 number of cases2013: 2.3k number of cases2016: 630 number of cases2017: 20 number of cases2019: 230 number of cases2021: 23.0k number of cases2022: 3 number of cases2023: 150 number of cases

Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number of cases.

Analysis

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 150 number of cases for people displaced internally by natural disasters in 2023.

That represents a change of up 4,900.0% on the previous year and down 93.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 23,000 number of cases in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3 number of cases, in 2022.

That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 123rd out of 146 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 656 number of cases 20 number of cases 2,300 number of cases 5
2020s 7,718 number of cases 3 number of cases 23,000 number of cases 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 150 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
The highest recorded value was 23,000 number of cases in 2021.
What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
The lowest recorded value was 3 number of cases in 2022.
How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 123rd out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Over the last ten years it is down 93.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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

Indicator
People displaced internally by natural disasters
Unit
number of cases
Source
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
146 places, 1,631 data points, 2008–2023
Last refreshed

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.