Western Asia vs Western Sahara: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Western Asia
1,942 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Western Sahara
22,512 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Western Asia rank
1st
Western Sahara rank
1st
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Western Asia
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 22,512 per 100,000 people against 1,942 per 100,000 people in Western Asia, a difference of 20,570 per 100,000 people.
That makes Western Sahara's figure about 11.6 times Western Asia's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Western Sahara has been ahead every year.
Western Asia ranks 1st and Western Sahara ranks 1st of 38 groups.
Western Sahara has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Western Asia | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 786.15 per 100,000 people | 28,655 per 100,000 people | 27,869 per 100,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 1,666 per 100,000 people | 19,502 per 100,000 people | 17,836 per 100,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 2,269 per 100,000 people | 17,824 per 100,000 people | 15,555 per 100,000 people | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin, Western Asia or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 22,512 per 100,000 people against 1,942 per 100,000 people in Western Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Western Asia and Western Sahara?
- 20,570 per 100,000 people, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Western Asia and Western Sahara?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Western Asia and Western Sahara rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Western Asia ranks 1st and Western Sahara ranks 1st of 38 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.