Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 63.79 per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Cambodia, 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 Cambodia is 63.79 per 100,000 people, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Cambodia peaked at 292.54 per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 63.79 per 100,000 people, in 2025.
Cambodia ranks 81st of 241 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 292.54 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 271.71 per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 257.57 per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 238.27 per 100,000 people | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 135.56 per 100,000 people | -43.1% |
| 2005 | 131.34 per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 130.56 per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 126.79 per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 121.64 per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 118.16 per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 111.48 per 100,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 102.38 per 100,000 people | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 93 per 100,000 people | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 89.81 per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 84.17 per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 81.29 per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 77.76 per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 75.59 per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 74.09 per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 72.19 per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 70.31 per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 70.59 per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 67.53 per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 66.25 per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 64.62 per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 63.79 per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 63.79 per 100,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.63 per 100,000 people, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 63.79 per 100,000 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.17 per 100,000 people, 29.4× 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 Cambodia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -43.1% | 238.27 per 100,000 people | 135.56 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 182.41 per 100,000 people | 118.16 per 100,000 people | 292.54 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.18 per 100,000 people | 72.19 per 100,000 people | 111.48 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.18 per 100,000 people | 63.79 per 100,000 people | 70.59 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 78 Russian Federation 67.69 per 100,000 people compare
- 78 Russia 67.69 per 100,000 people compare
- 80 Kuwait 67.58 per 100,000 people compare
- 82 Saint Kitts and Nevis 59.64 per 100,000 people compare
- 83 Tonga 58.77 per 100,000 people compare
- 84 Kyrgyzstan 46.76 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Cambodia
- Red List Index 0.777 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 751.95 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 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 16 (2025)
- Infant deaths 5,873 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 3,413 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Cambodia?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Cambodia was 63.79 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 292.54 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.79 per 100,000 people in 2025.
- How does Cambodia rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Cambodia ranks 81st out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia 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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