In 2023, there were about 19.8 million people worldwide who were displaced within their own countries due to weather-related disasters. The weather disaster that displaced most people in 2023 was flooding, displacing approximately 9.7 million people around the globe.
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IDMC. (June 27, 2024). Number of people displaced worldwide by weather disasters from 2008 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155560/number-people-displaced-by-weather-disasters-worldwide/
IDMC. "Number of people displaced worldwide by weather disasters from 2008 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. June 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155560/number-people-displaced-by-weather-disasters-worldwide/
IDMC. (2024). Number of people displaced worldwide by weather disasters from 2008 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155560/number-people-displaced-by-weather-disasters-worldwide/
IDMC. "Number of People Displaced Worldwide by Weather Disasters from 2008 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155560/number-people-displaced-by-weather-disasters-worldwide/
IDMC, Number of people displaced worldwide by weather disasters from 2008 to 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155560/number-people-displaced-by-weather-disasters-worldwide/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Number of people displaced worldwide by weather disasters from 2008 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], IDMC, June 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155560/number-people-displaced-by-weather-disasters-worldwide/