Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Melanesia
Melanesia: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 7.22 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.
Analysis
In 2025, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Melanesia stood at 7.22.
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 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.45, in 2023.
Melanesia ranks 136th of 239 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 in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.01 | — |
| 2001 | 10.31 | +71.5% |
| 2002 | 14.63 | +41.9% |
| 2003 | 14.5 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 16.42 | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 16.79 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 20.02 | +19.3% |
| 2007 | 21.26 | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 21.27 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 21.39 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 20.71 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 17.8 | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 15.13 | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 13.25 | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 11.95 | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 11.78 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 11.25 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 10.44 | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 9.66 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 9.21 | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 8.73 | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 7.74 | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 7.89 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 5.45 | -30.9% |
| 2024 | 6.14 | +12.5% |
| 2025 | 7.22 | +17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.26 | 6.01 | 21.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.12 | 9.21 | 20.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.19 | 5.45 | 8.73 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
More development goals data for Melanesia
- Manufacturing value added per capita 189.27 (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 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 646.7 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 246 (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 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 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 in 2023.
- How does Melanesia rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Melanesia ranks 136th out of 239 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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