Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 7.26 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) stood at 7.26 per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.2% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 19.47 per 100,000 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.43 per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 30th of 38 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.43 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 9.08 per 100,000 people | +67.4% |
| 2002 | 12.98 per 100,000 people | +42.9% |
| 2003 | 13.16 per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 14.93 per 100,000 people | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 15.19 per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 18.27 per 100,000 people | +20.3% |
| 2007 | 19.27 per 100,000 people | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 19.42 per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 19.47 per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 18.9 per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 16.4 per 100,000 people | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 14.11 per 100,000 people | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 12.44 per 100,000 people | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 11.2 per 100,000 people | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 11.05 per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 10.61 per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 9.97 per 100,000 people | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 9.26 per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 8.85 per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 8.44 per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 7.49 per 100,000 people | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 7.66 per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 5.54 per 100,000 people | -27.6% |
| 2024 | 6.09 per 100,000 people | +10.0% |
| 2025 | 7.26 per 100,000 people | +19.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +67.4% | 5.43 per 100,000 people | 9.08 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.72 per 100,000 people | 5.43 per 100,000 people | 19.47 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.28 per 100,000 people | 8.85 per 100,000 people | 18.9 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.08 per 100,000 people | 5.54 per 100,000 people | 8.44 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- 27 Sri Lanka 628.59 per 100,000 people compare
- 28 Iraq 618.9 per 100,000 people compare
- 29 Armenia 531.61 per 100,000 people compare
- 30 Cameroon 503.68 per 100,000 people compare
- 31 Croatia 461.61 per 100,000 people compare
- 32 Nicaragua 445.91 per 100,000 people compare
- 33 Georgia 437.73 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- Red List Index 0.8156 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 208.54 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 60 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 60 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 60 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 64 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 64 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 64 (2025)
- Under-five deaths 11,484 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 1.52 ltpureal (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) was 7.26 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.47 per 100,000 people in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.43 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 30th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and 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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