Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 0.8357 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Northern Europe, 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 Northern Europe stood at 0.8357.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Northern Europe peaked at 6.2 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4545, in 2022.
Northern Europe ranks 36th of 39 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 in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.33 | — |
| 2001 | 1.49 | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 5.99 | +301.0% |
| 2003 | 6.2 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 5.54 | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 5.02 | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 3.3 | -34.3% |
| 2007 | 1.66 | -49.8% |
| 2008 | 1.74 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.73 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.65 | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 1.63 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.77 | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9638 | -45.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8947 | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7976 | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6204 | -22.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6156 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5809 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.542 | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5283 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5268 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4545 | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4688 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9507 | +102.8% |
| 2025 | 0.8357 | -12.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Northern Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +301.0% | 1.49 | 5.99 |
| 2024 | +102.8% | 0.4688 | 0.9507 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4 | 1.33 | 6.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 | 0.542 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6275 | 0.4545 | 0.9507 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
More development goals data for Northern Europe
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,251 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 368 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 354 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 184 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 231 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 553 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 631 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 10.05 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 166.4 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 427.1 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Northern Europe?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Northern Europe was 0.8357 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2 in 2003.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4545 in 2022.
- How does Northern Europe rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Northern Europe ranks 36th 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 Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern Europe 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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