Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Europe
Europe: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 737.2 per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Europe, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Europe recorded 737.2 per 100,000 people for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 984.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Europe peaked at 820.05 per 100,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.45 per 100,000 people, in 2020.
Europe ranks 11th of 38 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 147.92 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 136.84 per 100,000 people | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 173.49 per 100,000 people | +26.8% |
| 2003 | 149.96 per 100,000 people | -13.6% |
| 2004 | 129.4 per 100,000 people | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 95.22 per 100,000 people | -26.4% |
| 2006 | 105.21 per 100,000 people | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 70.2 per 100,000 people | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 73.17 per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 71.53 per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 67.61 per 100,000 people | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 63.09 per 100,000 people | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 61.58 per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 31.44 per 100,000 people | -48.9% |
| 2014 | 59.72 per 100,000 people | +90.0% |
| 2015 | 68.01 per 100,000 people | +13.9% |
| 2016 | 55.12 per 100,000 people | -19.0% |
| 2017 | 41.03 per 100,000 people | -25.6% |
| 2018 | 34.73 per 100,000 people | -15.3% |
| 2019 | 30.33 per 100,000 people | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 25.45 per 100,000 people | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 27.23 per 100,000 people | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 782.13 per 100,000 people | +2772.0% |
| 2023 | 820.05 per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 713.23 per 100,000 people | -13.0% |
| 2025 | 737.2 per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in 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 | +2772.0% | 27.23 per 100,000 people | 782.13 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 115.29 per 100,000 people | 70.2 per 100,000 people | 173.49 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.27 per 100,000 people | 30.33 per 100,000 people | 68.01 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 517.55 per 100,000 people | 25.45 per 100,000 people | 820.05 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 8 Central African Republic 11,025 per 100,000 people compare
- 9 Afghanistan 9,820 per 100,000 people compare
- 10 Sudan 4,556 per 100,000 people compare
- 11 Somalia 4,397 per 100,000 people compare
- 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
More development goals data for Europe
- Red List Index 0.8374 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 4,433 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 695 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 616 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 159 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 822 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 2,962 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3,496 (2025)
- Infant deaths 23,561 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 15,555 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Europe?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Europe was 737.2 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?
- The highest recorded value was 820.05 per 100,000 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.45 per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Europe rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Europe ranks 11th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 984.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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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