Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Pakistan

Pakistan: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters was 4.68 million people in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
4.68 million people
World rank
9th
of 78 countries
All-time high
4.68 million people
in 2019
All-time low
88,173 people
in 1999
Years of data
6
1999–2019

Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Pakistan, 1999–2019

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M1999200920191999: 88.2k people2000: 527.6k people2001: 527.6k people2002: 527.6k people2003: 529.0k people2019: 4.7M people

Source: EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Pakistan is 4.68 million people, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Over the whole period, annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Pakistan peaked at 4.68 million people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 88,173 people, in 1999.

That places Pakistan 9th out of 78 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 88,173 people 88,173 people 88,173 people 1
2000s 527,957 people 527,595 people 529,042 people 4
2010s 4.68 million people 4.68 million people 4.68 million people 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

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  3. 8 India 4.90 million people compare
  4. 10 Niger 4.40 million people compare
  5. 11 South Sudan 3.69 million people compare
  6. 12 Burkina Faso 3.50 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Pakistan?
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Pakistan was 4.68 million people in 2019, according to EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual number of people affected by all natural disasters recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 4.68 million people in 2019.
What is the lowest annual number of people affected by all natural disasters recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 88,173 people in 1999.
How does Pakistan rank for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
Pakistan ranks 9th out of 78 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters
Unit
people
Source
EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
78 places, 1,202 data points, 1900–2025
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