Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Maldives
Maldives: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 12.65 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Maldives, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 12.65 for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Maldives peaked at 15.61 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
Maldives ranks 123rd of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 3.24 | — |
| 2006 | 4.71 | +45.4% |
| 2007 | 4.54 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 4.38 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 4.23 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 4.36 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 5.52 | +26.7% |
| 2012 | 5.59 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 7.38 | +31.9% |
| 2014 | 7.61 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 8.95 | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 12.86 | +43.7% |
| 2017 | 13.74 | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 15.4 | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 15.15 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 15.31 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 15.29 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 15.61 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 13.28 | -14.9% |
| 2024 | 14.37 | +8.2% |
| 2025 | 12.65 | -12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.11 | 0 | 4.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.66 | 4.36 | 15.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.42 | 12.65 | 15.61 | 6 |
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More development goals data for Maldives
- Red List Index 0.8608 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 200.77 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 4 (2025)
- Infant deaths 27 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 21 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Maldives?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Maldives was 12.65 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 15.61 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Maldives ranks 123rd out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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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