Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated … disasters in Maldives
Maldives: Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated … disasters was 54 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Maldives, 2017–2023
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 54 number of cases for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in 2023.
The figure is down 85.4% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Maldives ranks 133rd of 148 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated … disasters in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number of cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 76 number of cases | — |
| 2018 | 20 number of cases | -73.7% |
| 2019 | 300 number of cases | +1400.0% |
| 2022 | 370 number of cases | +23.3% |
| 2023 | 54 number of cases | -85.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 54 number of cases is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,300 number of cases, 1% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 54 number of cases is below the median for South Asia, which is 110,000 number of cases, 0% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 132 number of cases | 20 number of cases | 300 number of cases | 3 |
| 2020s | 212 number of cases | 54 number of cases | 370 number of cases | 2 |
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More public sector data for Maldives
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 13.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Maldives?
- Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Maldives was 54 number of cases in 2023, according to Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
- What is the highest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 370 number of cases in 2022.
- What is the lowest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 number of cases in 2018.
- How does Maldives rank for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with?
- Maldives ranks 133rd out of 148 countries with data for 2023.
- Is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), published as part of Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disasters (number of cases). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internally displaced persons are defined according to the 1998 Guiding Principles (http://www.internal-displacement.org/publications/1998/ocha-guiding-principles-on-internal-displacement) as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of armed conflict, or to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights, or natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border. "New Displacement" refers to the number of new cases or incidents of displacement recorded over the specified year, rather than the number of people displaced. This is done because people may have been displaced more than once.