Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Northern America
Northern America: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 0.4561 per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Northern America, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 0.4561 per 100,000 people for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in 2025.
The figure is down 59.2% on the previous year and down 66.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Northern America peaked at 1.41 per 100,000 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.063 per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Northern America ranks 36th of 38 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 (per) in Northern America, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.063 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.0709 per 100,000 people | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1357 per 100,000 people | +91.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1406 per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1554 per 100,000 people | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2412 per 100,000 people | +55.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4339 per 100,000 people | +79.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7995 per 100,000 people | +84.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6539 per 100,000 people | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7166 per 100,000 people | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8941 per 100,000 people | +24.8% |
| 2011 | 1.11 per 100,000 people | +23.9% |
| 2012 | 1.29 per 100,000 people | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 1.36 per 100,000 people | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 1.41 per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 1.35 per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1028 per 100,000 people | -92.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1038 per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1104 per 100,000 people | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0975 per 100,000 people | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1094 per 100,000 people | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1281 per 100,000 people | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3963 per 100,000 people | +209.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3791 per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 1.12 per 100,000 people | +194.6% |
| 2025 | 0.4561 per 100,000 people | -59.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Northern America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +209.4% | 0.1281 per 100,000 people | 0.3963 per 100,000 people |
| 2024 | +194.6% | 0.3791 per 100,000 people | 1.12 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3411 per 100,000 people | 0.063 per 100,000 people | 0.7995 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7816 per 100,000 people | 0.0975 per 100,000 people | 1.41 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.431 per 100,000 people | 0.1094 per 100,000 people | 1.12 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 33 Georgia 437.73 per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Caribbean 426.46 per 100,000 people compare
- 35 Serbia 365.34 per 100,000 people compare
- 36 Bahamas 310.18 per 100,000 people compare
- 37 Guinea 294.82 per 100,000 people compare
- 38 Gambia 281.27 per 100,000 people compare
- 39 Niue 273.82 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Northern America
- Red List Index 0.8282 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,615 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 268 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 249 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 87 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 64 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 113 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 125 (2025)
- Infant deaths 21,716 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 14,570 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Northern America?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Northern America was 0.4561 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 America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 per 100,000 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.063 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Northern America rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Northern America ranks 36th 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 America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern America 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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