Disaster displacement risk in Guatemala
An overview of the risk of future displacement by riverine floods and droughts at the national and sub-national levels
Every year, floods, droughts, storms, earthquakes and other natural hazards force millions of people to leave their homes. Latest data from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) shows that 45.8 million of internal displacements, or movements, associated with disasters were reported in 2024, the highest figure on record and far above the decadal average of 26.5 million.
