Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 9,820 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Afghanistan, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 9,820 per 100,000 people for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in 2025.
The figure is down 16.5% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Afghanistan peaked at 15,633 per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6,134 per 100,000 people, in 2020.
Afghanistan ranks 9th of 241 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15,203 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 15,633 per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 10,160 per 100,000 people | -35.0% |
| 2003 | 8,408 per 100,000 people | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 9,192 per 100,000 people | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 7,986 per 100,000 people | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 7,527 per 100,000 people | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 10,548 per 100,000 people | +40.1% |
| 2008 | 9,485 per 100,000 people | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 9,379 per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 9,628 per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 8,151 per 100,000 people | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 7,678 per 100,000 people | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 7,366 per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 7,205 per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 7,227 per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 6,639 per 100,000 people | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 6,759 per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 6,709 per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 6,627 per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 6,134 per 100,000 people | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 6,308 per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 12,169 per 100,000 people | +92.9% |
| 2023 | 13,217 per 100,000 people | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 11,764 per 100,000 people | -11.0% |
| 2025 | 9,820 per 100,000 people | -16.5% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 9,820 per 100,000 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 281.27 per 100,000 people, 34.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 9,820 per 100,000 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.06 per 100,000 people, 338.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +92.9% | 6,308 per 100,000 people | 12,169 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,352 per 100,000 people | 7,527 per 100,000 people | 15,633 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,399 per 100,000 people | 6,627 per 100,000 people | 9,628 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,902 per 100,000 people | 6,134 per 100,000 people | 13,217 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More development goals data for Afghanistan
- Red List Index 0.9237 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 27.99 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 37 (2025)
- Infant deaths 70,975 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 49,429 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Afghanistan?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Afghanistan was 9,820 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 15,633 per 100,000 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,134 per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Afghanistan rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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