Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Northern Africa and Western Asia
Northern Africa and Western Asia: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 1,489 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1,489 per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 1.9%
Rank
4th
of 38 groups
All-time high
1,518 per 100,000 people
in 2024
All-time low
459.5 per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Northern Africa and Western Asia is 1,489 per 100,000 people, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 1,518 per 100,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 459.5 per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Northern Africa and Western Asia 4th out of 38 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 459.5 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 508.29 per 100,000 people | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 543.29 per 100,000 people | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 518.68 per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 518.94 per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 463.64 per 100,000 people | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 718.03 per 100,000 people | +54.9% |
| 2007 | 847.69 per 100,000 people | +18.1% |
| 2008 | 711.6 per 100,000 people | -16.1% |
| 2009 | 591.01 per 100,000 people | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 559.35 per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 516.11 per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 524.79 per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 796.45 per 100,000 people | +51.8% |
| 2014 | 1,059 per 100,000 people | +33.0% |
| 2015 | 1,202 per 100,000 people | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 1,319 per 100,000 people | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 1,463 per 100,000 people | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 1,514 per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 1,481 per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 1,501 per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1,507 per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1,417 per 100,000 people | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 1,495 per 100,000 people | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 1,518 per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 1,489 per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 588.07 per 100,000 people | 459.5 per 100,000 people | 847.69 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,043 per 100,000 people | 516.11 per 100,000 people | 1,514 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,488 per 100,000 people | 1,417 per 100,000 people | 1,518 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 1 Western Sahara 22,512 per 100,000 people compare
- 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 18,469 per 100,000 people compare
- 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
More development goals data for Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Red List Index 0.8467 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,057 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 156 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 148 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 105 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 372 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 525 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 576 (2025)
- Infant deaths 252,823 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 157,513 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Northern Africa and Western Asia was 1,489 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,518 per 100,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 459.5 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 4th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western Asia 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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