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Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters (number) by country

Countries reporting
95
Highest
5.12 million
Indonesia
Lowest
0
Estonia
Median
6,426
Years covered
21
2005–2025
Data points
1,516

What the numbers show

Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters (number) is currently reported for 95 countries. The highest value is 5.12 million in Indonesia; the lowest is 0 in Estonia.

The median across all reporting countries is 6,426, and the mean is 154,303.

Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Lebanon (up 521,329.0%), and the largest decrease in Cameroon (down 99.7%).

Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Indonesia 5.12 million 2024 up 2,791.4% volatile
2 Philippines 2.21 million 2024 down 44.3% volatile
3 Brazil 1.10 million 2024 up 210.2% volatile
4 China 1.07 million 2023 down 34.8% volatile
5 Guatemala 675,858 2024 up 3,415.0% volatile
6 Mexico 638,676 2024 up 305.5% volatile
7 Switzerland 386,283 2023 up 33.6% rising
8 Peru 382,583 2021 down 57.5% volatile
9 Colombia 317,110 2024 up 36.5% volatile
10 Lebanon 292,000 2020 up 521,329.0% volatile
11 Malaysia 247,997 2021 up 1,470.0% volatile
12 New Zealand 215,141 2023 up 154.2% volatile
13 Myanmar 205,598 2023 up 14.4% volatile
14 Mozambique 191,820 2024 up 108.5% volatile
15 Sudan 178,625 2019 down 66.9% volatile
16 Ecuador 139,007 2024 up 648.9% volatile
17 Republic of Korea 104,724 2023 up 1,895.5% volatile
18 Madagascar 93,340 2018 up 5,976.8% volatile
19 Russian Federation 89,817 2024 — volatile
20 France 87,200 2023 — volatile
21 Togo 75,890 2024 up 25,029.1% volatile
22 Japan 74,487 2023 up 10.1% volatile
23 Haiti 68,896 2017 down 22.0% volatile
24 Liberia 65,682 2022 — rising
25 Malawi 64,868 2020 up 11,890.4% volatile
26 Sri Lanka 61,917 2020 down 94.8% volatile
27 Burundi 56,163 2024 up 6,377.9% volatile
28 Sweden 48,914 2023 — volatile
29 Angola 40,226 2024 up 90.4% volatile
30 Ethiopia 37,836 2020 up 688.1% volatile
31 Cambodia 33,410 2021 up 1,717.7% volatile
32 Gambia 27,141 2024 up 371.4% volatile
33 Uganda 22,456 2022 down 54.2% volatile
34 Algeria 17,625 2024 down 6.3% volatile
35 Tunisia 17,470 2018 up 218,275.0% volatile
36 Romania 17,325 2024 up 218.7% volatile
37 Mali 16,037 2017 up 5,884.0% volatile
38 Uruguay 15,523 2024 up 38.4% volatile
39 Argentina 14,557 2020 down 71.4% volatile
40 Ghana 11,992 2024 up 299,700.0% volatile
41 Mauritius 10,972 2024 up 7,967.6% volatile
42 Chile 9,048 2024 down 51.0% volatile
43 Burkina Faso 9,012 2018 — volatile
44 Montenegro 7,507 2018 — volatile
45 Senegal 7,492 2014 down 42.4% volatile
46 Honduras 7,038 2020 down 91.0% volatile
47 Nepal 6,891 2021 up 106.7% volatile
48 Panama 6,426 2023 down 69.5% volatile
49 Nicaragua 6,364 2013 up 102.9% volatile
50 Cuba 4,704 2021 down 99.3% volatile
51 El Salvador 4,580 2023 up 543.3% volatile
52 Kyrgyzstan 4,493 2024 down 65.7% volatile
53 Mongolia 3,958 2024 up 463.8% volatile
54 Armenia 3,737 2024 down 0.5% volatile
55 Serbia 3,048 2024 down 90.0% volatile
56 Ukraine 2,845 2023 up 57.7% volatile
57 Morocco 2,683 2024 up 2,530.4% volatile
58 Benin 2,480 2020 down 99.1% volatile
59 Trinidad and Tobago 2,416 2024 down 35.0% volatile
60 Australia 2,325 2024 up 757.9% volatile
61 Sierra Leone 2,188 2015 up 4,107.7% volatile
62 Jamaica 2,100 2023 up 15.4% rising
63 Solomon Islands 2,004 2022 down 69.4% volatile
64 Costa Rica 1,955 2024 — volatile
65 Fiji 1,737 2022 — volatile
66 Albania 1,563 2024 down 58.3% volatile
67 Bulgaria 1,222 2023 — volatile
68 Somalia 960 2025 up 548.6% volatile
69 Cyprus 930 2018 up 15,400.0% volatile
70 Namibia 775 2024 — volatile
71 Equatorial Guinea 764 2021 up 6,266.7% volatile
72 Yemen 748 2010 up 9,250.0% volatile
73 Tajikistan 637 2020 down 84.5% volatile
74 Eswatini 608 2024 down 65.8% volatile
75 Zambia 604 2023 down 70.8% volatile
76 Kenya 392 2025 up 512.5% volatile
77 Slovenia 346 2024 — volatile
78 Tuvalu 246 2020 — volatile
79 Barbados 180 2024 up 45.2% volatile
80 Jordan 114 2024 down 85.2% volatile
81 Bhutan 113 2018 up 14.1% falling
82 Finland 95 2018 down 20.2% falling
83 Maldives 88 2025 — volatile
84 Egypt 82 2024 — volatile
85 Georgia 73 2024 down 97.7% volatile
86 Kazakhstan 68 2023 down 95.5% volatile
87 Botswana 56 2024 down 94.4% volatile
88 Marshall Islands 28 2022 — volatile
88 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28 2014 down 99.1% volatile
90 Niger 12 2025 — volatile
91 Paraguay 8 2025 down 99.7% volatile
92 Cameroon 4 2019 down 99.7% volatile
92 Seychelles 4 2020 down 69.2% volatile
94 Belgium 0 2023 — volatile
94 Estonia 0 2018 — 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 whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters (number)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
113 places, 1,516 data points, 2005–2025
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