Between 2010 and 2021, earthquakes and tsunamis accounted for more than ten million internal displacements across the Asia-Pacific region. Floods were the most common weather-related hazard during this period.
China leads the list of most affected countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with over 70 million people displaced in the country from 2010 to 2021.
Number of people internally displaced by geophysical disasters in the Asia-Pacific region between 2010 and 2021, by type
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Asian Development Bank. (September 13, 2022). Number of people internally displaced by geophysical disasters in the Asia-Pacific region between 2010 and 2021, by type (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1335918/apac-number-of-internal-displacements-geophysical-disasters-by-type/
Asian Development Bank. "Number of people internally displaced by geophysical disasters in the Asia-Pacific region between 2010 and 2021, by type (in millions)." Chart. September 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1335918/apac-number-of-internal-displacements-geophysical-disasters-by-type/
Asian Development Bank. (2022). Number of people internally displaced by geophysical disasters in the Asia-Pacific region between 2010 and 2021, by type (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1335918/apac-number-of-internal-displacements-geophysical-disasters-by-type/
Asian Development Bank. "Number of People Internally Displaced by Geophysical Disasters in The Asia-pacific Region between 2010 and 2021, by Type (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1335918/apac-number-of-internal-displacements-geophysical-disasters-by-type/
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Number of people internally displaced by geophysical disasters in the Asia-Pacific region between 2010 and 2021, by type (in millions) [Graph], Asian Development Bank, September 13, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1335918/apac-number-of-internal-displacements-geophysical-disasters-by-type/