Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 1,873 per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Eastern Europe, 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 Eastern Europe is 1,873 per 100,000 people, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 1,276.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Eastern Europe peaked at 2,084 per 100,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.3 per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Eastern Europe 2nd out of 38 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.3 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 30.73 per 100,000 people | +21.4% |
| 2002 | 77.04 per 100,000 people | +150.7% |
| 2003 | 81.9 per 100,000 people | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 81.68 per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 84.35 per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 92.3 per 100,000 people | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 49.16 per 100,000 people | -46.7% |
| 2008 | 52.68 per 100,000 people | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 53.28 per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 54.05 per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 53.24 per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 53.09 per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 31.93 per 100,000 people | -39.9% |
| 2014 | 109.22 per 100,000 people | +242.1% |
| 2015 | 136.14 per 100,000 people | +24.6% |
| 2016 | 106.98 per 100,000 people | -21.4% |
| 2017 | 73.06 per 100,000 people | -31.7% |
| 2018 | 57.6 per 100,000 people | -21.2% |
| 2019 | 46.68 per 100,000 people | -19.0% |
| 2020 | 35.16 per 100,000 people | -24.7% |
| 2021 | 38.61 per 100,000 people | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 1,979 per 100,000 people | +5026.1% |
| 2023 | 2,084 per 100,000 people | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 1,811 per 100,000 people | -13.1% |
| 2025 | 1,873 per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Eastern Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +5026.1% | 38.61 per 100,000 people | 1,979 per 100,000 people |
| 2014 | +242.1% | 31.93 per 100,000 people | 109.22 per 100,000 people |
| 2002 | +150.7% | 30.73 per 100,000 people | 77.04 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.84 per 100,000 people | 25.3 per 100,000 people | 92.3 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.2 per 100,000 people | 31.93 per 100,000 people | 136.14 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,304 per 100,000 people | 35.16 per 100,000 people | 2,084 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
- 1 Western Sahara 22,512 per 100,000 people compare
- 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 18,469 per 100,000 people compare
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 17,632 per 100,000 people compare
- 3 Syria 17,632 per 100,000 people compare
- 5 South Sudan 16,352 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Eastern Europe
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,928 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 321 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 259 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 56 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 266 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 754 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1,044 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 10.34 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 596.5 num th (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 1,176 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Eastern Europe?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Eastern Europe was 1,873 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2,084 per 100,000 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Eastern Europe ranks 2nd 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 Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,276.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Europe 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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