Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 122.55 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia is 122.55 per 100,000 people, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Ethiopia peaked at 125.47 per 100,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 70.4 per 100,000 people, in 2009.
That places Ethiopia 60th out of 241 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.94 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 83.53 per 100,000 people | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 84.13 per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 83.56 per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 81.72 per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 82.23 per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 90.3 per 100,000 people | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 70.92 per 100,000 people | -21.5% |
| 2008 | 73.55 per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 70.4 per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 74.91 per 100,000 people | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 74.68 per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 77.12 per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 77.24 per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 84.68 per 100,000 people | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 81.49 per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 77.55 per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 78.61 per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 80.72 per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 79.62 per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 125.47 per 100,000 people | +57.6% |
| 2021 | 120.37 per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 117.63 per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 121.32 per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 122.77 per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 122.55 per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 122.55 per 100,000 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 281.27 per 100,000 people, 44% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 122.55 per 100,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.84 per 100,000 people, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +57.6% | 79.62 per 100,000 people | 125.47 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.73 per 100,000 people | 70.4 per 100,000 people | 96.94 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.66 per 100,000 people | 74.68 per 100,000 people | 84.68 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 121.69 per 100,000 people | 117.63 per 100,000 people | 125.47 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More development goals data for Ethiopia
- Red List Index 0.8413 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 52.47 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 81 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 93 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 93 (2025)
- Infant deaths 141,578 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 104,789 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Ethiopia?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Ethiopia was 122.55 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 125.47 per 100,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.4 per 100,000 people in 2009.
- How does Ethiopia rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Ethiopia ranks 60th out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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