People displaced internally by natural disasters in Syria
Syria: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 702,000 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Syria, 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 Syria stood at 702,000 number of cases. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3,242.9% on the previous year and up 30,421.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Syria peaked at 702,000 number of cases in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,300 number of cases, in 2014.
Syria ranks 9th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12,150 number of cases | 2,300 number of cases | 27,000 number of cases | 4 |
| 2020s | 209,000 number of cases | 21,000 number of cases | 702,000 number of cases | 4 |
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.329 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2737 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.14 °C (2025)
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- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Syria?
- People displaced internally by natural disasters in Syria was 702,000 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 702,000 number of cases in 2023.
- What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,300 number of cases in 2014.
- How does Syria rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Syria ranks 9th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30,421.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria 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.