Natural disasters in 2023 that caused the most displacements

Number of people displaced due to natural disasters worldwide in 2023, by event

DisasterNumber of displaced persons in thousands
Syria and Turkey earthquake; 06.02.2023 4,725
Cyclone Mocha, Bangladesh, Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka; 08.05.2023 2,213
Hebei Flood, China; 01.08.2023 1,540
Cyclone Freddy, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Reunion, Zambia; 20.02.2023 1,363
Cyclone Saola, China, Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR, Taiwan, Philippines; 24.08.2023 1,338
Cyclone Doksuri (Egay), China, Philippines, Taiwan; 19.07.2023 1,270
Pakistan food; 25.06.2023 647
Kenya flood; 16.10.2023 600
Philippines flood; 01.01.2023 571
Cyclone Haikui (Hanna), China, Hong Kong SAR, Taiwan; 02.09.2023 452
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2DisasterNumber of displaced persons in thousands4,7254,7252,2132,2131,5401,5401,3631,3631,3381,3381,2701,270647647600600571571452452Syria and Turkey earthquake; 06.02.2023Cyclone Mocha, Bangladesh, Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka; 08.05.2023Hebei Flood, China; 01.08.2023Cyclone Freddy, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Reunion,Zambia; 20.02.2023Cyclone Saola, China, Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR, Taiwan, Philippines;24.08.2023Cyclone Doksuri (Egay), China, Philippines, Taiwan; 19.07.2023Pakistan food; 25.06.2023Kenya flood; 16.10.2023Philippines flood; 01.01.2023Cyclone Haikui (Hanna), China, Hong Kong SAR, Taiwan; 02.09.2023
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2023

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In cases where more than one country was impacted, the numbers have been rounded.

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