Between 2010 and 2021, approximately 72.5 million people in East Asia were internally displaced due to weather-related disasters such as floods or storms. During that time, around 3.3 million people in the region were displaced due to geophysical disasters such as earthquakes.
Number of people internally displaced by weather-related and geophysical disasters in East Asia between 2010 and 2021, by type
(in millions)
Weather-related hazards include floods, storms, landslides, droughts, wildfires, and extreme temperatures. Geophysical hazards include earthquakes and tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and landslides.
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Asian Development Bank. (September 13, 2022). Number of people internally displaced by weather-related and geophysical disasters in East Asia between 2010 and 2021, by type (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336083/east-asia-number-of-internal-displacements-natural-disasters-by-type/
Asian Development Bank. "Number of people internally displaced by weather-related and geophysical disasters in East Asia between 2010 and 2021, by type (in millions)." Chart. September 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336083/east-asia-number-of-internal-displacements-natural-disasters-by-type/
Asian Development Bank. (2022). Number of people internally displaced by weather-related and geophysical disasters in East Asia between 2010 and 2021, by type (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336083/east-asia-number-of-internal-displacements-natural-disasters-by-type/
Asian Development Bank. "Number of People Internally Displaced by Weather-related and Geophysical Disasters in East Asia between 2010 and 2021, by Type (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336083/east-asia-number-of-internal-displacements-natural-disasters-by-type/
Asian Development Bank, Number of people internally displaced by weather-related and geophysical disasters in East Asia between 2010 and 2021, by type (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336083/east-asia-number-of-internal-displacements-natural-disasters-by-type/ (last visited November 04, 2024)
Number of people internally displaced by weather-related and geophysical disasters in East Asia between 2010 and 2021, by type (in millions) [Graph], Asian Development Bank, September 13, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336083/east-asia-number-of-internal-displacements-natural-disasters-by-type/
