Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Portugal
Portugal: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 0.365 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Portugal, 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 Portugal stood at 0.365.
That represents a change of down 65.4% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Portugal peaked at 1.06 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1348, in 2001.
That places Portugal 195th out of 239 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2325 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1348 | -42.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5748 | +326.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5158 | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4098 | -20.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7039 | +71.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2373 | -66.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2747 | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3311 | +20.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2835 | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2742 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2752 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3051 | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2589 | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2889 | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2703 | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1935 | -28.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1549 | -19.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1937 | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2413 | +24.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2601 | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2499 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5273 | +111.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4314 | -18.2% |
| 2024 | 1.06 | +144.7% |
| 2025 | 0.365 | -65.4% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.365 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9367, 39% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.365 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.27, 9% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Portugal 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 | +326.5% | 0.1348 | 0.5748 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3698 | 0.1348 | 0.7039 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2456 | 0.1549 | 0.3051 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4816 | 0.2499 | 1.06 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More development goals data for Portugal
- Red List Index 0.879 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,945 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 54 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 54 (2025)
- Infant deaths 231 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 146 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Portugal?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Portugal was 0.365 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1348 in 2001.
- How does Portugal rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Portugal ranks 195th out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal 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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