Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated … disasters in Tonga
Tonga: Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated … disasters was 2,400 number of cases in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Tonga, 2012–2022
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 2,400 number of cases for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in 2022.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and up 500.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Tonga peaked at 5,700 number of cases in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17 number of cases, in 2013.
Tonga ranks 93rd of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated … disasters in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number of cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 400 number of cases | — |
| 2013 | 17 number of cases | -95.8% |
| 2014 | 5,300 number of cases | +31076.5% |
| 2016 | 3,000 number of cases | -43.4% |
| 2018 | 5,700 number of cases | +90.0% |
| 2020 | 2,700 number of cases | -52.6% |
| 2022 | 2,400 number of cases | -11.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 2,400 number of cases is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,300 number of cases, 45% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 2,400 number of cases is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8,600 number of cases, 28% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,883 number of cases | 17 number of cases | 5,700 number of cases | 5 |
| 2020s | 2,550 number of cases | 2,400 number of cases | 2,700 number of cases | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More public sector data for Tonga
- 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 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 66.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0138 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Tonga?
- Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Tonga was 2,400 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 5,700 number of cases in 2018.
- What is the lowest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 number of cases in 2013.
- How does Tonga rank for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with?
- Tonga ranks 93rd out of 148 countries with data for 2022.
- Is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 500.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga 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.