Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 1,312 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1,312 per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 2.6%
Rank
6th
of 38 groups
All-time high
1,350 per 100,000 people
in 2023
All-time low
671.41 per 100,000 people
in 2006
Years of data
26
2000–2025
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. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 1,312 per 100,000 people 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 per 100,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 671.41 per 100,000 people, in 2006.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 6th of 38 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 (per) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,108 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1,064 per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 854.03 per 100,000 people | -19.7% |
| 2003 | 749.11 per 100,000 people | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 757.96 per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 694.77 per 100,000 people | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 671.41 per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 734.66 per 100,000 people | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 673.64 per 100,000 people | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 693.91 per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 711.95 per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 703.13 per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 702.59 per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 708.61 per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 771.4 per 100,000 people | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 828.12 per 100,000 people | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 870.21 per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 1,042 per 100,000 people | +19.8% |
| 2018 | 1,020 per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 995.62 per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 967.79 per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 992.51 per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 1,232 per 100,000 people | +24.1% |
| 2023 | 1,350 per 100,000 people | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 1,347 per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 1,312 per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 800.07 per 100,000 people | 671.41 per 100,000 people | 1,108 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 835.36 per 100,000 people | 702.59 per 100,000 people | 1,042 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,200 per 100,000 people | 967.79 per 100,000 people | 1,350 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 17,632 per 100,000 people compare
- 3 Syria 17,632 per 100,000 people compare
- 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
More development goals data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Red List Index 0.7542 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 177.54 constant US$ (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 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,350 per 100,000 people 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 per 100,000 people 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 38 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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