Number of people affected by disaster in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Number of people affected by disaster was 206 in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
206
Change on year
down 78.9%
World rank
90th
of 122 countries
All-time high
12.38 million
in 2017
All-time low
206
in 2021
Years of data
7
2015–2021

Number of people affected by disaster in Bangladesh, 2015–2021

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M2015201820212015: 3.9M2016: 4.6M2017: 12.4M2018: 36.8k2019: 3.8k2020: 9772021: 206

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

In 2021, number of people affected by disaster in Bangladesh stood at 206. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of down 78.9% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.

Bangladesh ranks 90th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Number of people affected by disaster in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Number of people affected by disaster (number) in Bangladesh, 2015 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2015 3.93 million
2016 4.57 million +16.3%
2017 12.38 million +171.2%
2018 36,782 -99.7%
2019 3,765 -89.8%
2020 977 -74.1%
2021 206 -78.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 4.18 million 3,765 12.38 million 5
2020s 591.5 206 977 2

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  2. 88 Bhutan 243.55
  3. 89 Austria 219 compare
  4. 91 Myanmar 189 compare
  5. 92 Cambodia 179 compare
  6. 93 Burkina Faso 146 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people affected by disaster in Bangladesh?
Number of people affected by disaster in Bangladesh was 206 in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest number of people affected by disaster recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 12.38 million in 2017.
What is the lowest number of people affected by disaster recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 206 in 2021.
How does Bangladesh rank for number of people affected by disaster?
Bangladesh ranks 90th out of 122 countries with data for 2021.
Is number of people affected by disaster rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of people affected by disaster (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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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