Natural disasters people affected by country
Countries reporting
72
Highest
18.75 million
Indonesia
Lowest
0
Laos
Median
505,962
Years covered
126
1900–2025
Data points
1,204
What the numbers show
Natural disasters people affected is currently reported for 72 countries. The highest value is 18.75 million in Indonesia; the lowest is 0 in Laos.
The median across all reporting countries is 505,962, and the mean is 2.00 million.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Cameroon (up 19,809.4%), and the largest decrease in Paraguay (down 100.0%).
Natural disasters people affected: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 18.75 million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Syria | 16.20 million | 2025 | up 3,641.9% | volatile |
| 3 | South Africa | 12.00 million | 2021 | up 974.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Sudan | 11.84 million | 2022 | up 270.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Zimbabwe | 7.60 million | 2024 | up 622.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Somalia | 5.60 million | 2025 | up 232.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Ghana | 5.56 million | 1985 | — | volatile |
| 8 | India | 4.90 million | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Pakistan | 4.68 million | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Niger | 4.40 million | 2022 | up 192.9% | volatile |
| 11 | South Sudan | 3.69 million | 2022 | up 71.7% | rising |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 3.50 million | 2022 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Malawi | 3.48 million | 2025 | up 364.5% | rising |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 3.35 million | 2023 | up 143.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Papua New Guinea | 2.52 million | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Mexico | 2.50 million | 2011 | up 6,320.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Cambodia | 2.50 million | 2016 | up 316.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Cameroon | 2.39 million | 2022 | up 19,809.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Chad | 2.14 million | 2022 | up 70.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Mozambique | 2.06 million | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Iran | 1.96 million | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Afghanistan | 1.89 million | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Tanzania | 1.80 million | 2022 | up 155.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Angola | 1.77 million | 2025 | up 191.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Iraq | 1.75 million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Mali | 1.74 million | 2022 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Eritrea | 1.70 million | 2008 | up 1,147.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Zambia | 1.47 million | 2025 | up 105.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Nepal | 1.20 million | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Madagascar | 1.20 million | 2025 | up 12,102.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Kenya | 1.07 million | 2025 | up 129.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Namibia | 990,287 | 2025 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Bolivia | 875,822 | 2024 | up 1,611.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Benin | 701,278 | 1985 | up 2,340.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Uganda | 518,000 | 2022 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Mauritania | 512,159 | 2022 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Haiti | 499,765 | 2017 | up 2,631.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Guatemala | 444,079 | 2019 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Uruguay | 410,410 | 2023 | up 2,684.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Lesotho | 335,764 | 2025 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Vietnam | 266,000 | 2024 | up 123.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Eswatini | 231,429 | 2024 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Rwanda | 207,134 | 2007 | up 174.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Djibouti | 192,168 | 2022 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 45 | El Salvador | 114,457 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Morocco | 106,509 | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Cuba | 100,000 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Nicaragua | 88,816 | 2019 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Senegal | 85,428 | 2021 | up 147.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Sri Lanka | 82,830 | 2020 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Gambia | 63,100 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Cape Verde | 46,093 | 2022 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Guinea-Bissau | 32,000 | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Botswana | 18,399 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Philippines | 16,000 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Marshall Islands | 13,924 | 2024 | up 118.1% | rising |
| 57 | Argentina | 11,700 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Honduras | 10,300 | 2023 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Spain | 3,671 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Ecuador | 3,165 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Paraguay | 0 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Canada | 0 | 1988 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Brazil | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Peru | 0 | 2006 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Bangladesh | 0 | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Panama | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Thailand | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Burundi | 0 | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Chile | 0 | 1991 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Australia | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 61 | China | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Laos | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |