Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Australia
Australia: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 0.1186 per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Australia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Australia is 0.1186 per 100,000 people, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Australia peaked at 0.2695 per 100,000 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Australia 208th out of 241 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Australia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2002 | 0.0457 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2003 | 0.0602 per 100,000 people | +31.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0546 per 100,000 people | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2007 per 100,000 people | +267.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1397 per 100,000 people | -30.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2695 per 100,000 people | +92.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1714 per 100,000 people | -36.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1046 per 100,000 people | -38.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1704 per 100,000 people | +62.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1677 per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2039 per 100,000 people | +21.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1153 per 100,000 people | -43.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1136 per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.087 per 100,000 people | -23.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0611 per 100,000 people | -29.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0401 per 100,000 people | -34.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0395 per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.078 per 100,000 people | +97.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0774 per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0614 per 100,000 people | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1368 per 100,000 people | +122.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1091 per 100,000 people | -20.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1155 per 100,000 people | +5.8% |
| 2025 | 0.1186 per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.1186 per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9367 per 100,000 people, 13% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.1186 per 100,000 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.17 per 100,000 people, 5% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Australia 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 | +267.9% | 0.0546 per 100,000 people | 0.2007 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1046 per 100,000 people | 0 per 100,000 people | 0.2695 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1077 per 100,000 people | 0.0395 per 100,000 people | 0.2039 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1031 per 100,000 people | 0.0614 per 100,000 people | 0.1368 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More development goals data for Australia
- Red List Index 0.8456 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,018 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 249 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 208 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 74 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 108 (2025)
- Infant deaths 941 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 694 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Australia?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Australia was 0.1186 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2695 per 100,000 people in 2007.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Australia ranks 208th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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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