Number of people affected by disaster (number) by country
Countries reporting
122
Highest
47.49 million
Brazil
Lowest
0
Qatar
Median
7,621
Years covered
21
2005β2025
Data points
1,890
What the numbers show
Number of people affected by disaster (number) is currently reported for 122 countries. The highest value is 47.49 million in Brazil; the lowest is 0 in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 7,621, and the mean is 864,678.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in New Zealand (up 24,065,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 100.0%).
Number of people affected by disaster: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 47.49 million | 2024 | up 9,114.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Guatemala | 13.89 million | 2024 | up 44,900.2% | volatile |
| 2 | South Africa | 1.04 million | 2020 | up 17,219.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Indonesia | 13.32 million | 2024 | up 4,663.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Philippines | 12.09 million | 2024 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Niger | 4.32 million | 2025 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Thailand | 2.73 million | 2021 | up 2,221.6% | volatile |
| 7 | China (People's Republic of) | 1.68 million | 2023 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Namibia | 1.21 million | 2024 | up 15,087,100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Ukraine | 904,289 | 2023 | up 37,578.7% | volatile |
| 10 | New Zealand | 655,814 | 2023 | up 24,065,100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Colombia | 603,332 | 2024 | up 143.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Russian Federation | 600,377 | 2024 | up 362.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Sudan | 478,983 | 2019 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Peru | 416,651 | 2021 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Switzerland | 386,283 | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 16 | Lebanon | 306,500 | 2020 | up 10,216,600.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Eswatini | 269,037 | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Mali | 259,092 | 2017 | up 719,600.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Uganda | 216,964 | 2022 | up 92,619.7% | volatile |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates | 207,960 | 2020 | up 292,801.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Mexico | 169,279 | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Ethiopia | 145,981 | 2021 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Liberia | 130,722 | 2022 | up 1,124.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Malawi | 130,444 | 2020 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Sweden | 115,967 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 27 | Cameroon | 108,676 | 2021 | up 1,912.9% | volatile |
| 28 | France | 107,273 | 2023 | up 2,356.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Gambia | 107,219 | 2024 | up 3,149.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Republic of Korea | 105,126 | 2023 | up 1,875.3% | volatile |
| 31 | India | 102,476 | 2020 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Portugal | 88,245 | 2023 | up 6,870.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Malaysia | 87,693 | 2025 | up 209.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Tonga | 80,003 | 2018 | β | volatile |
| 35 | Togo | 75,994 | 2024 | up 574.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Jordan | 72,827 | 2024 | up 7,256.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Benin | 65,970 | 2020 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Burundi | 64,143 | 2024 | up 26.8% | falling |
| 39 | Honduras | 58,381 | 2020 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Armenia | 56,757 | 2024 | up 1,411.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Marshall Islands | 52,914 | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 43 | Nepal | 45,924 | 2021 | up 228.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Algeria | 44,492 | 2024 | up 129.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Barbados | 44,371 | 2024 | up 17,654.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Canada | 42,200 | 2024 | up 294.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Chile | 28,906 | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Costa Rica | 26,454 | 2024 | up 94,378.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Haiti | 23,216 | 2017 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Solomon Islands | 20,080 | 2022 | up 165.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Samoa | 19,794 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 53 | Czechia | 19,082 | 2024 | up 1,908,100.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Tunisia | 18,747 | 2018 | up 170,330.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Uruguay | 18,651 | 2024 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Iraq | 14,447 | 2018 | down 78.6% | flat |
| 58 | Albania | 13,155 | 2024 | up 8,442.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Denmark | 13,007 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 60 | Romania | 10,815 | 2024 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8,704 | 2020 | up 217,500.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Somalia | 8,417 | 2025 | up 1,534.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Egypt | 8,358 | 2024 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Tuvalu | 7,700 | 2022 | up 668.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Montenegro | 7,541 | 2018 | β | volatile |
| 67 | Panama | 6,635 | 2023 | up 331,650.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Mongolia | 6,612 | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Comoros | 6,213 | 2024 | up 104.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Cuba | 4,878 | 2021 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 72 | El Salvador | 4,660 | 2023 | up 38,733.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Morocco | 3,785 | 2024 | up 3,591.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Belgium | 3,000 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,627 | 2024 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Tajikistan | 2,085 | 2020 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Fiji | 1,786 | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 79 | Seychelles | 1,504 | 2013 | up 4,600.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Bulgaria | 1,234 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 81 | Botswana | 1,226 | 2024 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Mozambique | 1,135 | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Japan | 1,099 | 2023 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Antigua and Barbuda | 870 | 2020 | up 6,592.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Guyana | 803 | 2013 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Yemen | 773 | 2022 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Mauritius | 660 | 2024 | up 65,900.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Kazakhstan | 593 | 2024 | up 19,666.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Kenya | 564 | 2025 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Ghana | 410 | 2024 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Pakistan | 404 | 2020 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Slovenia | 367 | 2024 | up 2,193.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Kiribati | 333 | 2021 | up 291.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Bhutan | 243.55 | 2018 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Austria | 219 | 2022 | up 277.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Bangladesh | 206 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Myanmar | 189 | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Cambodia | 179 | 2022 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Burkina Faso | 146 | 2021 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Vanuatu | 124 | 2023 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Sri Lanka | 90 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Jamaica | 74 | 2024 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Finland | 68 | 2019 | down 79.9% | falling |
| 108 | Zambia | 67 | 2025 | up 570.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Ecuador | 59 | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Italy | 38 | 2023 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 36 | 2014 | up 620.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Saint Lucia | 32 | 2013 | β | volatile |
| 114 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 31 | 2013 | up 1,450.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Nicaragua | 31 | 2013 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Madagascar | 30 | 2018 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Angola | 27 | 2025 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Maldives | 26 | 2025 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Georgia | 21 | 2024 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Australia | 17 | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Argentina | 14 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Djibouti | 13 | 2012 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Serbia | 12 | 2025 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Sierra Leone | 7 | 2015 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Paraguay | 3 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Senegal | 3 | 2015 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Cyprus | 2 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 129 | Dominica | 1 | 2014 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Bahrain | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 130 | Belarus | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 130 | Estonia | 0 | 2018 | β | volatile |
| 130 | Kuwait | 0 | 2020 | β | volatile |
| 130 | Qatar | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 35.48 million