Between 2010 and 2021, approximately 59 million people in South Asia were internally displaced due to weather-related disasters such as floods or storms. During that time, around three 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 South Asia between 2010 and 2021, by type
(in millions)
includes India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan
Supplementary notes
Numbers have been rounded.
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 South Asia between 2010 and 2021, by type (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336152/south-asia-number-of-internal-displacements-natural-disasters-by-type/
Asian Development Bank. "Number of people internally displaced by weather-related and geophysical disasters in South Asia between 2010 and 2021, by type (in millions)." Chart. September 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336152/south-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 South Asia between 2010 and 2021, by type (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336152/south-asia-number-of-internal-displacements-natural-disasters-by-type/
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Number of people internally displaced by weather-related and geophysical disasters in South Asia between 2010 and 2021, by type (in millions) [Graph], Asian Development Bank, September 13, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336152/south-asia-number-of-internal-displacements-natural-disasters-by-type/
