Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 0.2668 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Australia and New Zealand recorded 0.2668 per 100,000 people for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 107.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 0.2717 per 100,000 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 202nd of 241 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2002 | 0.038 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2003 | 0.05 per 100,000 people | +31.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0453 per 100,000 people | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1871 per 100,000 people | +312.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1442 per 100,000 people | -22.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2717 per 100,000 people | +88.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1739 per 100,000 people | -36.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1216 per 100,000 people | -30.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1837 per 100,000 people | +51.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1885 per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2402 per 100,000 people | +27.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1505 per 100,000 people | -37.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1447 per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1285 per 100,000 people | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1365 per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1477 per 100,000 people | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1454 per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1759 per 100,000 people | +21.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1778 per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1571 per 100,000 people | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2669 per 100,000 people | +69.9% |
| 2023 | 0.214 per 100,000 people | -19.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2587 per 100,000 people | +20.9% |
| 2025 | 0.2668 per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Australia and New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +312.9% | 0.0453 per 100,000 people | 0.1871 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1032 per 100,000 people | 0 per 100,000 people | 0.2717 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1642 per 100,000 people | 0.1285 per 100,000 people | 0.2402 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2235 per 100,000 people | 0.1571 per 100,000 people | 0.2669 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 199 Ireland 0.3391 per 100,000 people compare
- 200 Austria 0.3072 per 100,000 people compare
- 201 Mozambique 0.3031 per 100,000 people compare
- 203 Republic of Korea 0.2284 per 100,000 people compare
- 203 South Korea 0.2284 per 100,000 people compare
- 205 Spain 0.1984 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Australia and New Zealand
- Red List Index 0.8229 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,093 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 272 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 246 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 143 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 182 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,179 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 852 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Australia and New Zealand?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Australia and New Zealand was 0.2668 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 Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2717 per 100,000 people in 2007.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 202nd out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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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