Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in New Zealand

New Zealand: Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters was 215,141 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
215,141
Change on year
up 208.1%
World rank
15th
of 121 countries
All-time high
215,141
in 2023
All-time low
60
in 2019
Years of data
8
2016–2023

Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in New Zealand, 2016–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2016201920232016: 84.6k2017: 27.0k2018: 4062019: 602020: 5142021: 1.2k2022: 69.8k2023: 215.1k

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

In 2023, number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in New Zealand stood at 215,141. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 208.1% on the previous year and up 154.2% over ten years.

That places New Zealand 15th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters (number) in New Zealand, 2016 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2016 84,628
2017 26,951 -68.2%
2018 406 -98.5%
2019 60 -85.2%
2020 514 +756.7%
2021 1,243 +141.8%
2022 69,838 +5518.5%
2023 215,141 +208.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 28,011 60 84,628 4
2020s 71,684 514 215,141 4

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  5. 17 Mozambique 191,820 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in New Zealand?
Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in New Zealand was 215,141 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 215,141 in 2023.
What is the lowest number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 60 in 2019.
How does New Zealand rank for number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters?
New Zealand ranks 15th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 154.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
122 places, 1,632 data points, 2005–2025
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