Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Eritrea
Eritrea: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 13,442 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13,442 per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
6th
of 239 countries
All-time high
14,288 per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
4,615 per 100,000 people
in 2003
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Eritrea, 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 Eritrea is 13,442 per 100,000 people, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Eritrea peaked at 14,288 per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4,615 per 100,000 people, in 2003.
Eritrea ranks 6th 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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14,288 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 12,356 per 100,000 people | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 11,610 per 100,000 people | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 4,615 per 100,000 people | -60.3% |
| 2004 | 4,746 per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 5,081 per 100,000 people | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 6,659 per 100,000 people | +31.1% |
| 2007 | 7,006 per 100,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 6,115 per 100,000 people | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 6,698 per 100,000 people | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 6,954 per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 7,699 per 100,000 people | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 8,546 per 100,000 people | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 9,056 per 100,000 people | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 10,499 per 100,000 people | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 11,564 per 100,000 people | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 12,734 per 100,000 people | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 13,308 per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 13,616 per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 13,390 per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 13,646 per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 13,154 per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 12,974 per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 13,784 per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 13,379 per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 13,442 per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,917 per 100,000 people | 4,615 per 100,000 people | 14,288 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,737 per 100,000 people | 6,954 per 100,000 people | 13,616 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,396 per 100,000 people | 12,974 per 100,000 people | 13,784 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 17,632 per 100,000 people compare
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 17,632 per 100,000 people compare
- 5 South Sudan 16,352 per 100,000 people compare
- 7 Ukraine 11,970 per 100,000 people compare
- 8 Central African Republic 11,025 per 100,000 people compare
- 9 Afghanistan 9,820 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Eritrea
- Red List Index 0.9007 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 42.7 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,468 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 1,584 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Eritrea?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Eritrea was 13,442 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 14,288 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,615 per 100,000 people in 2003.
- How does Eritrea rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Eritrea ranks 6th out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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