Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 268.84 per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Small island developing States (SIDS), 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 Small island developing States (SIDS) is 268.84 per 100,000 people, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 249.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 269.92 per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 46.17 per 100,000 people, in 2003.
Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 20th of 38 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 (per) in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 269.92 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 178.12 per 100,000 people | -34.0% |
| 2002 | 98.44 per 100,000 people | -44.7% |
| 2003 | 46.17 per 100,000 people | -53.1% |
| 2004 | 48.73 per 100,000 people | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 62.06 per 100,000 people | +27.4% |
| 2006 | 99.33 per 100,000 people | +60.1% |
| 2007 | 59.35 per 100,000 people | -40.3% |
| 2008 | 61.36 per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 61.8 per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 64.5 per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 77.14 per 100,000 people | +19.6% |
| 2012 | 84.31 per 100,000 people | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 83.91 per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 81.87 per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 77 per 100,000 people | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 66.74 per 100,000 people | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 64.51 per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 63.53 per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 63.33 per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 63.48 per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 73.41 per 100,000 people | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 76.84 per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 209.5 per 100,000 people | +172.6% |
| 2024 | 253.31 per 100,000 people | +20.9% |
| 2025 | 268.84 per 100,000 people | +6.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Small island developing States (SIDS) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +172.6% | 76.84 per 100,000 people | 209.5 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.53 per 100,000 people | 46.17 per 100,000 people | 269.92 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.68 per 100,000 people | 63.33 per 100,000 people | 84.31 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 157.56 per 100,000 people | 63.48 per 100,000 people | 268.84 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
- 17 Haiti 1,306 per 100,000 people compare
- 18 El Salvador 1,133 per 100,000 people compare
- 19 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,006 per 100,000 people compare
- 20 Honduras 967.84 per 100,000 people compare
- 21 Bhutan 905.51 per 100,000 people compare
- 22 State of Palestine 825.09 per 100,000 people compare
- 23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 814.28 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Red List Index 0.7251 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,243 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 187 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 183 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 178 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 242 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 244 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 245 (2025)
- Infant deaths 32,047 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 21,137 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 268.84 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 Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 269.92 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.17 per 100,000 people in 2003.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 20th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 249.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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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