Summary

Typhoon Fung-Wong, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Uwan, was a very large, powerful and destructive tropical cyclone that struck the Philippines, Taiwan, and the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. Based on IBTrACS data from 2025-11-04 06:00:00 to 2025-11-13 UTC, 22,260,904 people experienced tropical cyclone-force (>= 17.49 m/s) winds and 2,821,868 people experienced hurricane-force (>= 32.90 m/s) winds.

Table 1: Population exposed by country and storm intensity
Country Population exposed (tropical cyclone-force) Population exposed (hurricane-force)
Philippines 22,217,385 2,821,868
Taiwan, Province of China 43,519 0

To account for percentage of total population affected, a fifth of the population in the Philippines were affeced by tropical cyclone-force winds.

Table 2: Percentage of total population exposed by country and storm intensity
Country % Population exposed (tropical cyclone-force) % Population exposed (hurricane-force)
Philippines 20.1 2.6
Taiwan, Province of China 0.2 0.0

The spatial extent of the impacts is illustrated in Figure 1, which maps exposure by wind intensity threshold at second administrative unit (ADM2, US county-equivalent) level along with storm track of Fung-Wong.

Figure 1: spatial distribution of exposure

Figure 1: spatial distribution of exposure

Characterizing exposed areas

Figure 2 shows the distribution of relative deprivation (measured by population-weighted global Gridded Relative Deprivation Index, or GRDI, aggregated to ADM2 level) and population for each exposed area, categorized by exposure status.

Figure 2: Socioeconomic and population distribution of exposed areas

Figure 2: Socioeconomic and population distribution of exposed areas

Furthermore, we list the top areas affected (categorized by exposure status) with the most population: