Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 9,820 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.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 9,820 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 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6,134, in 2020.
Afghanistan ranks 9th of 239 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 in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15,203 | — |
| 2001 | 15,633 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 10,160 | -35.0% |
| 2003 | 8,408 | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 9,192 | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 7,986 | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 7,527 | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 10,548 | +40.1% |
| 2008 | 9,485 | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 9,379 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 9,628 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 8,151 | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 7,678 | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 7,366 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 7,205 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 7,227 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 6,639 | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 6,759 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 6,709 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 6,627 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 6,134 | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 6,308 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 12,169 | +92.9% |
| 2023 | 13,217 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 11,764 | -11.0% |
| 2025 | 9,820 | -16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,352 | 7,527 | 15,633 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,399 | 6,627 | 9,628 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,902 | 6,134 | 13,217 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More development goals data for Afghanistan
- Red List Index 0.9237 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 27.99 (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 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 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 in 2020.
- How does Afghanistan rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th out of 239 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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