Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in New Zealand
New Zealand: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 1.03 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in New Zealand is 1.03, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 199.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in New Zealand peaked at 1.03 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
New Zealand ranks 176th 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0.1202 | — |
| 2006 | 0.1664 | +38.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2828 | +69.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1868 | -33.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2079 | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2517 | +21.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2955 | +17.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4291 | +45.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3346 | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3066 | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.343 | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5243 | +52.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6994 | +33.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6877 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6748 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6855 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6452 | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9314 | +44.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7505 | -19.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9931 | +32.3% |
| 2025 | 1.03 | +3.5% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 1.03 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9367, 1.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 1.03 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.17, 47% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0964 | 0 | 0.2828 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4547 | 0.2517 | 0.6994 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8389 | 0.6452 | 1.03 | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 173 Brunei Darussalam 1.07 compare
- 173 Brunei Darussalam 1.07 compare
- 175 Slovenia 1.04 compare
- 177 Greece 1.02 compare
- 178 Argentina 0.9313 compare
- 179 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.8581 compare
More development goals data for New Zealand
- Red List Index 0.6329 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,478 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 131 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 129 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 69 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 74 (2025)
- Infant deaths 238 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 158 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in New Zealand?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in New Zealand was 1.03 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- New Zealand ranks 176th out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 199.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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