Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Oceania
Oceania: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 2.42 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2.42 per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 18.0%
Rank
34th
of 38 groups
All-time high
5.67 per 100,000 people
in 2009
All-time low
1.45 per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Oceania, 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 Oceania is 2.42 per 100,000 people, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 18.0% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Oceania peaked at 5.67 per 100,000 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.45 per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Oceania ranks 34th 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, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.45 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 2.45 per 100,000 people | +69.2% |
| 2002 | 3.56 per 100,000 people | +45.4% |
| 2003 | 3.65 per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 4.18 per 100,000 people | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 4.39 per 100,000 people | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 5.26 per 100,000 people | +19.8% |
| 2007 | 5.66 per 100,000 people | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 5.66 per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 5.67 per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 5.59 per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 4.9 per 100,000 people | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 4.29 per 100,000 people | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 3.76 per 100,000 people | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 3.41 per 100,000 people | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 3.36 per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 3.25 per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 3.07 per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 2.86 per 100,000 people | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 2.77 per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 2.66 per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 2.38 per 100,000 people | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 2.52 per 100,000 people | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 1.84 per 100,000 people | -26.8% |
| 2024 | 2.05 per 100,000 people | +11.3% |
| 2025 | 2.42 per 100,000 people | +18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.19 per 100,000 people | 1.45 per 100,000 people | 5.67 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.73 per 100,000 people | 2.77 per 100,000 people | 5.59 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.31 per 100,000 people | 1.84 per 100,000 people | 2.66 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 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
- 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
More development goals data for Oceania
- Red List Index 0.8199 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,214 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 291 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 268 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 43 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 87 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 207 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 246 (2025)
- Infant deaths 10,322 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 6,670 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Oceania?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Oceania was 2.42 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?
- The highest recorded value was 5.67 per 100,000 people in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Oceania rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Oceania ranks 34th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oceania 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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