Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Korea
Korea: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 0.2284 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Korea, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Korea is 0.2284, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 16.9% on the previous year and down 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Korea peaked at 2.77 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1471, in 2000.
That places Korea 201st out of 239 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1471 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1759 | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5146 | +192.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4957 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.563 | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5551 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 2.77 | +399.4% |
| 2007 | 2.45 | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 2.27 | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 1.17 | -48.6% |
| 2010 | 1.18 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.03 | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 1.11 | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.984 | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9414 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6758 | -28.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4728 | -30.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4634 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5299 | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3473 | -34.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2814 | -19.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2258 | -19.7% |
| 2022 | 0.255 | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2068 | -18.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2747 | +32.8% |
| 2025 | 0.2284 | -16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.11 | 0.1471 | 2.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.774 | 0.3473 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2453 | 0.2068 | 0.2814 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 198 Austria 0.3072 compare
- 199 Mozambique 0.3031 compare
- 200 Australia and New Zealand 0.2668 compare
- 201 Republic of Korea 0.2284 compare
- 203 Spain 0.1984 compare
- 204 Norway 0.1778 compare
More development goals data for Korea
- Red List Index 0.7105 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 10,025 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 86 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 86 (2025)
- Infant deaths 556 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 281 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Korea?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Korea was 0.2284 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.77 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1471 in 2000.
- How does Korea rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Korea ranks 201st out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea 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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