Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 0.2284 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Republic of Korea, 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 Republic of Korea is 0.2284, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 16.9% on the previous year and down 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Republic of Korea peaked at 2.77 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1471, in 2000.
Republic of Korea ranks 201st of 239 countries 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 Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1471 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1759 | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5146 | +192.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4957 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.563 | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5551 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 2.77 | +399.4% |
| 2007 | 2.45 | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 2.27 | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 1.17 | -48.6% |
| 2010 | 1.18 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.03 | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 1.11 | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.984 | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9414 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6758 | -28.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4728 | -30.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4634 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5299 | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3473 | -34.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2814 | -19.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2258 | -19.7% |
| 2022 | 0.255 | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2068 | -18.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2747 | +32.8% |
| 2025 | 0.2284 | -16.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Republic of Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +399.4% | 0.5551 | 2.77 |
| 2002 | +192.5% | 0.1759 | 0.5146 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.11 | 0.1471 | 2.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.774 | 0.3473 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2453 | 0.2068 | 0.2814 | 6 |
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More development goals data for Republic of Korea
- Red List Index 0.7105 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 10,025 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 86 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 86 (2025)
- Infant deaths 556 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 281 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Republic of Korea?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Republic of Korea was 0.2284 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 Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.77 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1471 in 2000.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Republic of Korea ranks 201st out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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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