Between 2010 and 2021, approximately 76 million people in East Asia fell victim to forced internal displacement due to natural disasters. During the same time period, around 914 thousand persons were displaced in the Pacific region. The Philippines is one of the most affected countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with over 49 million people displaced in the country during this time period. Floods were the weather-related hazard accounting for the highest number of displacements across the APAC region.
Number of people internally displaced by disasters in the Asia-Pacific region between 2010 and 2021, by subregion
(in millions)
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Asian Development Bank. (September 13, 2022). Number of people internally displaced by disasters in the Asia-Pacific region between 2010 and 2021, by subregion (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333855/apac-number-of-internal-displacements-due-to-disasters-by-subregion/
Asian Development Bank. "Number of people internally displaced by disasters in the Asia-Pacific region between 2010 and 2021, by subregion (in millions)." Chart. September 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333855/apac-number-of-internal-displacements-due-to-disasters-by-subregion/
Asian Development Bank. (2022). Number of people internally displaced by disasters in the Asia-Pacific region between 2010 and 2021, by subregion (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333855/apac-number-of-internal-displacements-due-to-disasters-by-subregion/
Asian Development Bank. "Number of People Internally Displaced by Disasters in The Asia-pacific Region between 2010 and 2021, by Subregion (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333855/apac-number-of-internal-displacements-due-to-disasters-by-subregion/
Asian Development Bank, Number of people internally displaced by disasters in the Asia-Pacific region between 2010 and 2021, by subregion (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333855/apac-number-of-internal-displacements-due-to-disasters-by-subregion/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of people internally displaced by disasters in the Asia-Pacific region between 2010 and 2021, by subregion (in millions) [Graph], Asian Development Bank, September 13, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333855/apac-number-of-internal-displacements-due-to-disasters-by-subregion/
