Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Dominica
Dominica: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 136.44 per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Dominica, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Dominica stood at 136.44 per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 175.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Dominica peaked at 136.44 per 100,000 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Dominica 57th out of 241 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 Dominica, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 7.32 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2002 | 8.76 per 100,000 people | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 24.77 per 100,000 people | +182.7% |
| 2004 | 34.92 per 100,000 people | +41.0% |
| 2005 | 43.6 per 100,000 people | +24.8% |
| 2006 | 71.13 per 100,000 people | +63.1% |
| 2007 | 84.16 per 100,000 people | +18.3% |
| 2008 | 81.27 per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 73.99 per 100,000 people | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 74.03 per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 70.69 per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 75.34 per 100,000 people | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 58.15 per 100,000 people | -22.8% |
| 2014 | 49.77 per 100,000 people | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 49.6 per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 29.11 per 100,000 people | -41.3% |
| 2017 | 38.04 per 100,000 people | +30.7% |
| 2018 | 52.89 per 100,000 people | +39.0% |
| 2019 | 73.77 per 100,000 people | +39.5% |
| 2020 | 81.51 per 100,000 people | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 80.55 per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 85.43 per 100,000 people | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 109.9 per 100,000 people | +28.6% |
| 2024 | 133.04 per 100,000 people | +21.1% |
| 2025 | 136.44 per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 136.44 per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35.93 per 100,000 people, 3.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 136.44 per 100,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.06 per 100,000 people, 4.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Dominica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +182.7% | 8.76 per 100,000 people | 24.77 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.99 per 100,000 people | 0 per 100,000 people | 84.16 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.14 per 100,000 people | 29.11 per 100,000 people | 75.34 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.48 per 100,000 people | 80.55 per 100,000 people | 136.44 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More development goals data for Dominica
- Red List Index 0.6476 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 455.29 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 28 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 24 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 23 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Dominica?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Dominica was 136.44 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 136.44 per 100,000 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Dominica rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Dominica ranks 57th out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 175.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica 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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