Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 1,006 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 1,006, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 1,006 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 559.77, in 2008.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 19th of 239 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 719.05 | — |
| 2001 | 735.24 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 766.39 | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 801.41 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 792.4 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 716.8 | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 648.79 | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 580.7 | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 559.77 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 671.27 | +19.9% |
| 2010 | 679.53 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 677.74 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 679.09 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 643.8 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 644.12 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 653.18 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 624.31 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 695.71 | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 781.22 | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 843.32 | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 853.99 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 893.75 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 888.3 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 901.62 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 945.69 | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 1,006 | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 699.18 | 559.77 | 801.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 692.2 | 624.31 | 843.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 914.9 | 853.99 | 1,006 | 6 |
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More development goals data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Red List Index 0.9429 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 57.21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 48 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 48 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 47 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 25 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 25 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 25 (2025)
- Infant deaths 247,025 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 105,425 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 1,006 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1,006 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 559.77 in 2008.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 19th out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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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