Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Oceania
Oceania: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 2.42 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Oceania, 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 Oceania is 2.42, 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 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.45, in 2000.
Oceania ranks 35th of 39 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 in Oceania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.45 | — |
| 2001 | 2.45 | +69.2% |
| 2002 | 3.56 | +45.4% |
| 2003 | 3.65 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 4.18 | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 4.39 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 5.26 | +19.8% |
| 2007 | 5.66 | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 5.66 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 5.67 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 5.59 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 4.9 | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 4.29 | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 3.76 | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 3.41 | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 3.36 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 3.25 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 3.07 | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 2.86 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 2.77 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 2.66 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 2.38 | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 2.52 | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 1.84 | -26.8% |
| 2024 | 2.05 | +11.3% |
| 2025 | 2.42 | +18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.19 | 1.45 | 5.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.73 | 2.77 | 5.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.31 | 1.84 | 2.66 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
More development goals data for Oceania
- Red List Index 0.8199 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,214 (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 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 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 in 2000.
- How does Oceania rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Oceania ranks 35th out of 39 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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