Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Melanesia
Melanesia: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 7.22 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Melanesia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Melanesia stood at 7.22 per 100,000 people.
The figure is up 17.7% on the previous year and down 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Melanesia peaked at 21.39 per 100,000 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.45 per 100,000 people, in 2023.
Melanesia ranks 138th of 241 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.01 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 10.31 per 100,000 people | +71.5% |
| 2002 | 14.63 per 100,000 people | +41.9% |
| 2003 | 14.5 per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 16.42 per 100,000 people | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 16.79 per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 20.02 per 100,000 people | +19.3% |
| 2007 | 21.26 per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 21.27 per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 21.39 per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 20.71 per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 17.8 per 100,000 people | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 15.13 per 100,000 people | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 13.25 per 100,000 people | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 11.95 per 100,000 people | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 11.78 per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 11.25 per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 10.44 per 100,000 people | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 9.66 per 100,000 people | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 9.21 per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 8.73 per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 7.74 per 100,000 people | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 7.89 per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 5.45 per 100,000 people | -30.9% |
| 2024 | 6.14 per 100,000 people | +12.5% |
| 2025 | 7.22 per 100,000 people | +17.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Melanesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +71.5% | 6.01 per 100,000 people | 10.31 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.26 per 100,000 people | 6.01 per 100,000 people | 21.39 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.12 per 100,000 people | 9.21 per 100,000 people | 20.71 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.19 per 100,000 people | 5.45 per 100,000 people | 8.73 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
More development goals data for Melanesia
- Manufacturing value added per capita 189.27 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 39 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 39 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 39 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 35 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 35 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 35 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 1.36 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 646.7 num th (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 246 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Melanesia?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Melanesia was 7.22 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 Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.39 per 100,000 people in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.45 per 100,000 people in 2023.
- How does Melanesia rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Melanesia ranks 138th out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Melanesia 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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