Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 1,312 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 1,312 for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 1,350 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 671.41, in 2006.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 6th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,108 | — |
| 2001 | 1,064 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 854.03 | -19.7% |
| 2003 | 749.11 | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 757.96 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 694.77 | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 671.41 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 734.66 | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 673.64 | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 693.91 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 711.95 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 703.13 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 702.59 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 708.61 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 771.4 | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 828.12 | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 870.21 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 1,042 | +19.8% |
| 2018 | 1,020 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 995.62 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 967.79 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 992.51 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 1,232 | +24.1% |
| 2023 | 1,350 | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 1,347 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 1,312 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 800.07 | 671.41 | 1,108 | 10 |
| 2010s | 835.36 | 702.59 | 1,042 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,200 | 967.79 | 1,350 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 17,632 compare
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 17,632 compare
- 5 South Sudan 16,352 compare
- 6 Eritrea 13,442 compare
- 7 Ukraine 11,970 compare
- 8 Central African Republic 11,025 compare
- 9 Afghanistan 9,820 compare
More development goals data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Red List Index 0.7542 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 177.54 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 307 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 295 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 227 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 663 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 820 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 834 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1.48 million (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 867,867 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 1,312 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,350 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 671.41 in 2006.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 6th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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