Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Europe and Northern America
Europe and Northern America: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 486.22 per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Europe and Northern America, 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 Europe and Northern America is 486.22 per 100,000 people, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 953.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Europe and Northern America peaked at 542.82 per 100,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.95 per 100,000 people, in 2020.
That places Europe and Northern America 15th out of 38 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 103.41 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 95.38 per 100,000 people | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 120.68 per 100,000 people | +26.5% |
| 2003 | 104.03 per 100,000 people | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 89.54 per 100,000 people | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 65.74 per 100,000 people | -26.6% |
| 2006 | 72.48 per 100,000 people | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 48.39 per 100,000 people | -33.2% |
| 2008 | 50.26 per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 49.03 per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 46.29 per 100,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 43.17 per 100,000 people | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 42.1 per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 21.66 per 100,000 people | -48.5% |
| 2014 | 40.68 per 100,000 people | +87.8% |
| 2015 | 46.15 per 100,000 people | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 36.98 per 100,000 people | -19.9% |
| 2017 | 27.47 per 100,000 people | -25.7% |
| 2018 | 23.2 per 100,000 people | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 20.21 per 100,000 people | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 16.95 per 100,000 people | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 18.12 per 100,000 people | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 518.9 per 100,000 people | +2764.3% |
| 2023 | 542.82 per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 471.13 per 100,000 people | -13.2% |
| 2025 | 486.22 per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Europe and Northern America 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 | +2764.3% | 18.12 per 100,000 people | 518.9 per 100,000 people |
| 2014 | +87.8% | 21.66 per 100,000 people | 40.68 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.89 per 100,000 people | 48.39 per 100,000 people | 120.68 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.79 per 100,000 people | 20.21 per 100,000 people | 46.29 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 342.35 per 100,000 people | 16.95 per 100,000 people | 542.82 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Northern America
- 12 Myanmar 2,606 per 100,000 people compare
- 13 Burundi 2,206 per 100,000 people compare
- 14 Rwanda 1,664 per 100,000 people compare
- 15 Mali 1,473 per 100,000 people compare
- 16 Azerbaijan 1,388 per 100,000 people compare
- 17 Haiti 1,306 per 100,000 people compare
- 18 El Salvador 1,133 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Europe and Northern America
- Red List Index 0.8316 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 5,180 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 747 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 680 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 173 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 886 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3,075 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3,621 (2025)
- Infant deaths 45,277 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 30,125 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Europe and Northern America?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Europe and Northern America was 486.22 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 Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 542.82 per 100,000 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.95 per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Europe and Northern America rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Europe and Northern America ranks 15th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 953.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe and Northern America 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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