Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 1,042 per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Latin America and the Caribbean, 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 Latin America and the Caribbean is 1,042 per 100,000 people, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 1,349.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 1,042 per 100,000 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.88 per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 7th out of 38 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 (per) in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.88 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 16 per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 17.62 per 100,000 people | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 16.67 per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 17.35 per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 21.02 per 100,000 people | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 28.92 per 100,000 people | +37.6% |
| 2007 | 109 per 100,000 people | +276.9% |
| 2008 | 77.09 per 100,000 people | -29.3% |
| 2009 | 78.95 per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 79.44 per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 80.83 per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 81.18 per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 81.21 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 74.94 per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 71.88 per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 66.86 per 100,000 people | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 49.96 per 100,000 people | -25.3% |
| 2018 | 448.88 per 100,000 people | +798.4% |
| 2019 | 620.08 per 100,000 people | +38.1% |
| 2020 | 673.8 per 100,000 people | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 751.29 per 100,000 people | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 876.79 per 100,000 people | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 990.74 per 100,000 people | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 1,012 per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 1,042 per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Latin America and the Caribbean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +798.4% | 49.96 per 100,000 people | 448.88 per 100,000 people |
| 2007 | +276.9% | 28.92 per 100,000 people | 109 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.85 per 100,000 people | 15.88 per 100,000 people | 109 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 165.53 per 100,000 people | 49.96 per 100,000 people | 620.08 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 891.04 per 100,000 people | 673.8 per 100,000 people | 1,042 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 5 South Sudan 16,352 per 100,000 people compare
- 6 Eritrea 13,442 per 100,000 people compare
- 7 Ukraine 11,970 per 100,000 people compare
- 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
More development goals data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Red List Index 0.7667 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,112 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 348 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 340 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 182 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 452 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 569 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 580 (2025)
- Infant deaths 123,123 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 77,054 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Latin America and the Caribbean was 1,042 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1,042 per 100,000 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.88 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 7th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,349.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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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