Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 71.66 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia stood at 71.66 per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia peaked at 75.46 per 100,000 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 34.65 per 100,000 people, in 2007.
That places Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 26th out of 38 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.73 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 39.57 per 100,000 people | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 38.89 per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 34.87 per 100,000 people | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 34.77 per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 35.3 per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 38.69 per 100,000 people | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 34.65 per 100,000 people | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 35.11 per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 45.59 per 100,000 people | +29.8% |
| 2010 | 45.49 per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 45.23 per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 44.91 per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 46.4 per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 46.64 per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 45.16 per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 46.87 per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 75.46 per 100,000 people | +61.0% |
| 2018 | 74.77 per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 70.74 per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 70.11 per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 73.06 per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 62.88 per 100,000 people | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 64.19 per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 65.5 per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 71.66 per 100,000 people | +9.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +61.0% | 46.87 per 100,000 people | 75.46 per 100,000 people |
| 2009 | +29.8% | 35.11 per 100,000 people | 45.59 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.02 per 100,000 people | 34.65 per 100,000 people | 45.59 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.17 per 100,000 people | 44.91 per 100,000 people | 75.46 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.9 per 100,000 people | 62.88 per 100,000 people | 73.06 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- 23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 814.28 per 100,000 people compare
- 24 Albania 772.48 per 100,000 people compare
- 25 Mauritania 716.05 per 100,000 people compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 694.47 per 100,000 people compare
- 27 Sri Lanka 628.59 per 100,000 people compare
- 28 Iraq 618.9 per 100,000 people compare
- 29 Armenia 531.61 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- Red List Index 0.8075 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,282 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 231 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 229 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 152 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 605 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 1,411 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1,447 (2025)
- Infant deaths 215,621 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 134,026 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia was 71.66 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.46 per 100,000 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.65 per 100,000 people in 2007.
- How does Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 26th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 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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