Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Israel
Israel: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 13.35 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Israel, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Israel recorded 13.35 per 100,000 people for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Israel peaked at 21.91 per 100,000 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.2 per 100,000 people, in 2020.
That places Israel 121st out of 241 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Israel, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.69 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 5.7 per 100,000 people | -14.7% |
| 2002 | 8.7 per 100,000 people | +52.5% |
| 2003 | 9.54 per 100,000 people | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 10.03 per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 9.2 per 100,000 people | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 12.69 per 100,000 people | +38.0% |
| 2007 | 21.91 per 100,000 people | +72.7% |
| 2008 | 20.8 per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 17.85 per 100,000 people | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 17.42 per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 17.55 per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 17.27 per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 13.12 per 100,000 people | -24.0% |
| 2014 | 12.13 per 100,000 people | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 9.68 per 100,000 people | -20.2% |
| 2016 | 5.88 per 100,000 people | -39.3% |
| 2017 | 5.56 per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 5.73 per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 5.18 per 100,000 people | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 4.2 per 100,000 people | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 5.02 per 100,000 people | +19.5% |
| 2022 | 9.81 per 100,000 people | +95.3% |
| 2023 | 9.17 per 100,000 people | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 13.83 per 100,000 people | +50.7% |
| 2025 | 13.35 per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 13.35 per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9367 per 100,000 people, 14.3× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Israel's 13.35 per 100,000 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.06 per 100,000 people, 46% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Israel 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 | +95.3% | 5.02 per 100,000 people | 9.81 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.31 per 100,000 people | 5.7 per 100,000 people | 21.91 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.95 per 100,000 people | 5.18 per 100,000 people | 17.55 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.23 per 100,000 people | 4.2 per 100,000 people | 13.83 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 118 Bangladesh 16.68 per 100,000 people compare
- 119 Bahrain 16.37 per 100,000 people compare
- 120 Uzbekistan 14.07 per 100,000 people compare
- 122 Botswana 12.96 per 100,000 people compare
- 123 Eswatini 12.89 per 100,000 people compare
- 124 French Guiana 12.75 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Israel
- Red List Index 0.6521 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,053 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 457 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 294 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Israel?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Israel was 13.35 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 21.91 per 100,000 people in 2007.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2 per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Israel rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Israel ranks 121st out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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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