Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Northern Africa and Western Asia
Northern Africa and Western Asia: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 1,489 in 2025. ▲ Rising
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.
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, 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 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 459.5, in 2000.
That places Northern Africa and Western Asia 4th out of 39 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 in Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 459.5 | — |
| 2001 | 508.29 | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 543.29 | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 518.68 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 518.94 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 463.64 | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 718.03 | +54.9% |
| 2007 | 847.69 | +18.1% |
| 2008 | 711.6 | -16.1% |
| 2009 | 591.01 | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 559.35 | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 516.11 | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 524.79 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 796.45 | +51.8% |
| 2014 | 1,059 | +33.0% |
| 2015 | 1,202 | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 1,319 | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 1,463 | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 1,514 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 1,481 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 1,501 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1,507 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1,417 | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 1,495 | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 1,518 | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 1,489 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 588.07 | 459.5 | 847.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,043 | 516.11 | 1,514 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,488 | 1,417 | 1,518 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 1 Western Sahara 22,512 compare
- 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 18,469 compare
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 17,632 compare
- 3 Syria 17,632 compare
- 5 South Sudan 16,352 compare
- 6 Eritrea 13,442 compare
- 7 Ukraine 11,970 compare
More development goals data for Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Red List Index 0.8467 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,057 (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 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 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 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 39 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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