Number of missing persons due to disaster (number) by country
Countries reporting
80
Highest
148
Sri Lanka
Lowest
0
Romania
Median
1.5
Years covered
21
2005–2025
Data points
1,478
What the numbers show
Number of missing persons due to disaster (number) is currently reported for 80 countries. The highest value is 148 in Sri Lanka; the lowest is 0 in Romania.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.5, and the mean is 16.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Guatemala (up 7,250.0%), and the largest decrease in United Republic of Tanzania (down 100.0%).
Number of missing persons due to disaster (number): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 148 | 2024 | up 335.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Guatemala | 147 | 2024 | up 7,250.0% | volatile |
| 3 | China | 100 | 2023 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Sudan | 87 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Philippines | 77 | 2024 | up 102.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Nepal | 74 | 2021 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 7 | India | 69 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Indonesia | 65 | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Brazil | 61 | 2024 | up 125.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Haiti | 60 | 2023 | up 1,400.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Honduras | 55 | 2020 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Ukraine | 39 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Vietnam | 32 | 2010 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Viet Nam | 32 | 2010 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Madagascar | 29 | 2018 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Somalia | 25 | 2025 | up 525.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Colombia | 23 | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Niger | 17 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Morocco | 15 | 2024 | up 1,400.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 15 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Ecuador | 11 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Bangladesh | 8 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Republic of Korea | 7 | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Panama | 7 | 2020 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Serbia | 7 | 2024 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 23 | South Korea | 7 | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Peru | 6 | 2021 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Ghana | 5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 28 | United Arab Emirates | 5 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5 | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5 | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 4 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 4 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Senegal | 3 | 2015 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 3 | 2010 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Nicaragua | 3 | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Japan | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3 | 2015 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 39 | El Salvador | 2 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Fiji | 2 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Uganda | 1 | 2022 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Turkey | 1 | 2022 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 41 | East Timor | 1 | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Timor-Leste | 1 | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Kenya | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 41 | Nauru | 1 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Naoero | 1 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Türkiye | 1 | 2022 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Benin | 1 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Burundi | 1 | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Mozambique | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 51 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Togo | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Tonga | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Laos | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Albania | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Argentina | 0 | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Australia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Chile | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Cameroon | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Dominica | 0 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Algeria | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Georgia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Cambodia | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Liberia | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Mexico | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Angola | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Mauritius | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Malawi | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Malaysia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 51 | New Zealand | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Paraguay | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Romania | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |