Number of people whose livelihoods were disrupted or destroyed, attributed to disasters (number) by country
Countries reporting
70
Highest
46.03 million
Brazil
Lowest
0
Egypt, Arab Republic of
Median
5,734
Years covered
21
2005β2025
Data points
949
What the numbers show
Number of people whose livelihoods were disrupted or destroyed, attributed to disasters (number) is currently reported for 70 countries. The highest value is 46.03 million in Brazil; the lowest is 0 in Egypt, Arab Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 5,734, and the mean is 1.44 million.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Namibia (up 14,999,900.0%), and the largest decrease in Serbia, Republic of (down 100.0%).
Number of people whose livelihoods were disrupted or destroyed: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 46.03 million | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 2 | Guatemala | 13.20 million | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 3 | Philippines | 9.68 million | 2024 | up 108.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 8.14 million | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 5 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 8.13 million | 2019 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Togo | 7.71 million | 2020 | up 48,706.1% | volatile |
| 7 | China, People's Republic of | 2.43 million | 2022 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 8 | Namibia | 1.20 million | 2024 | up 14,999,900.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Ukraine | 901,413 | 2023 | up 536,455.0% | volatile |
| 10 | South Africa | 753,500 | 2019 | up 3,611.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 599,107 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 12 | Sudan | 300,158 | 2019 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Lebanon | 300,000 | 2020 | β | volatile |
| 14 | Colombia | 279,764 | 2024 | up 4,649.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 269,000 | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Myanmar | 205,598 | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Malaysia | 199,244 | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 18 | Uganda | 171,148 | 2022 | up 14,162.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Tonga | 80,000 | 2018 | β | volatile |
| 20 | Gambia, The | 70,875 | 2024 | up 2,047.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Malawi | 64,848 | 2020 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Burundi | 62,309 | 2024 | up 27.2% | falling |
| 23 | Benin | 51,610 | 2020 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Liberia | 45,000 | 2022 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Canada | 42,200 | 2024 | up 295.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Armenia, Republic of | 40,839 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 27 | Nepal | 28,417 | 2021 | up 797.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 26,437 | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 24,310 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 30 | Haiti | 23,186 | 2017 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Fiji, Republic of | 18,147 | 2021 | β | volatile |
| 32 | Romania | 10,815 | 2024 | up 433.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Albania | 10,000 | 2024 | up 999,900.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Tuvalu | 7,700 | 2022 | up 3,750.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Somalia | 6,150 | 2025 | up 1,266.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Ecuador | 5,317 | 2009 | β | volatile |
| 37 | Angola | 3,471 | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Kyrgyz Republic | 2,573 | 2024 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,554 | 2020 | up 59.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Solomon Islands | 1,464 | 2022 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Chile | 1,219 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 42 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 1,173 | 2020 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Niger | 927 | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Mauritius | 644 | 2024 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Botswana | 585 | 2024 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Paraguay | 434 | 2018 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Comoros, Union of the | 363 | 2024 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Honduras | 255 | 2020 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Jordan | 209 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 50 | Ghana | 202 | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Guyana | 154 | 2012 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Kenya | 36 | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 53 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 34 | 2014 | up 466.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Bhutan | 33 | 2018 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Montenegro | 32 | 2018 | β | volatile |
| 56 | Serbia, Republic of | 10 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Bulgaria | 9 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 58 | Cyprus | 1 | 2016 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Qatar | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 59 | Cambodia | 0 | 2022 | β | flat |
| 59 | Georgia | 0 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 59 | Sweden | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 59 | Kuwait | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 59 | Belarus, Republic of | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 59 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 59 | Mexico | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 59 | Finland | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 59 | Denmark | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 59 | Estonia, Republic of | 0 | 2018 | β | flat |
| 59 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0 | 2022 | β | volatile |