Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in India
India: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 1.97 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in India, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
India recorded 1.97 for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.8% on the previous year and up 166.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in India peaked at 2.7 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.539, in 2016.
India ranks 164th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.07 | — |
| 2001 | 1.06 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.3 | +22.0% |
| 2003 | 1.22 | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 1.16 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 1.4 | +20.1% |
| 2006 | 1.51 | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 1.71 | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 1.61 | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 1.58 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.42 | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 1.28 | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 1.11 | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8458 | -23.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7901 | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7398 | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.539 | -27.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5797 | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6936 | +19.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8444 | +21.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8797 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 1 | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 1.45 | +45.1% |
| 2023 | 1.75 | +20.5% |
| 2024 | 2.7 | +53.8% |
| 2025 | 1.97 | -26.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.36 | 1.06 | 1.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8835 | 0.539 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 | 0.8797 | 2.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 161 Paraguay 2.41 compare
- 162 Brazil 2.19 compare
- 163 Qatar 2.15 compare
- 165 United Republic of Tanzania 1.92 compare
- 166 Micronesia 1.89 compare
- 167 Madagascar 1.83 compare
More development goals data for India
- Red List Index 0.7875 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 350.51 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 72 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 72 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 49 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 141 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 297 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 297 (2025)
- Infant deaths 539,573 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 386,212 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in India?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in India was 1.97 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.539 in 2016.
- How does India rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- India ranks 164th out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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