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
2005–2025
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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Indicator
Number of people affected by disaster (number)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
136 places, 1,890 data points, 2005–2025
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