Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with was 49,000 number of cases in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
49,000 number of cases
Change on year
up 345.5%
World rank
40th
of 148 countries
All-time high
88,000 number of cases
in 2017
All-time low
240 number of cases
in 2019
Years of data
5
2017–2022

Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Puerto Rico, 2017–2022

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2017201920222017: 88.0k number of cases2018: 400 number of cases2019: 240 number of cases2020: 11.0k number of cases2022: 49.0k number of cases

Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Measured in number of cases.

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 49,000 number of cases for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in 2022.

That represents a change of up 345.5% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.

Puerto Rico ranks 40th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disasters (number of cases) in Puerto Rico, 2017 to 2022.
Year number of cases Change
2017 88,000 number of cases
2018 400 number of cases -99.5%
2019 240 number of cases -40.0%
2020 11,000 number of cases +4483.3%
2022 49,000 number of cases +345.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 29,547 number of cases 240 number of cases 88,000 number of cases 3
2020s 30,000 number of cases 11,000 number of cases 49,000 number of cases 2

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 37 Viet Nam 68,000 number of cases compare
  2. 38 Sudan 58,000 number of cases compare
  3. 39 Uganda 50,000 number of cases compare
  4. 41 Guatemala 48,000 number of cases compare
  5. 42 Ghana 47,000 number of cases compare
  6. 43 Cambodia 46,000 number of cases compare
  7. 43 Tanzania, United Republic of 46,000 number of cases compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Puerto Rico?
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Puerto Rico was 49,000 number of cases in 2022, according to Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
What is the highest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 88,000 number of cases in 2017.
What is the lowest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 240 number of cases in 2019.
How does Puerto Rico rank for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with?
Puerto Rico ranks 40th out of 148 countries with data for 2022.
Is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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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Indicator
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disasters (number of cases)
Unit
number of cases
Source
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,233 data points, 2008–2023
Last refreshed

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.