In 2023, there were about 4,600 displacements in the United Kingdom due to weather-related disasters. The weather disaster that displaced most people in 2023 was storms, followed by wet mass movement events.
Number of internal displacements of people due to weather disasters in the United Kingdom from 2012 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
Excludes people displaced by earthquakes and volcanic activity
Supplementary notes
Release date is the date accessed.
It only counts internal displacements, meaning movements within the borders of their countries.
Figures may include individuals who have been displaced more than once and are rounded.
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IDMC. (August 22, 2024). Number of internal displacements of people due to weather disasters in the United Kingdom from 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419865/number-people-displaced-by-weather-disasters-uk/
IDMC. "Number of internal displacements of people due to weather disasters in the United Kingdom from 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419865/number-people-displaced-by-weather-disasters-uk/
IDMC. (2024). Number of internal displacements of people due to weather disasters in the United Kingdom from 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419865/number-people-displaced-by-weather-disasters-uk/
IDMC. "Number of Internal Displacements of People Due to Weather Disasters in The United Kingdom from 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419865/number-people-displaced-by-weather-disasters-uk/
IDMC, Number of internal displacements of people due to weather disasters in the United Kingdom from 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419865/number-people-displaced-by-weather-disasters-uk/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Number of internal displacements of people due to weather disasters in the United Kingdom from 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], IDMC, August 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419865/number-people-displaced-by-weather-disasters-uk/
