Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in South America
South America: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 1,476 per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in South America, 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 South America is 1,476 per 100,000 people, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 1,611.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in South America peaked at 1,476 per 100,000 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.61 per 100,000 people, in 2000.
South America ranks 5th of 38 groups on this measure, in the top 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 (per) in South America, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.61 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 7.82 per 100,000 people | +39.4% |
| 2002 | 11.6 per 100,000 people | +48.4% |
| 2003 | 13.2 per 100,000 people | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 15.5 per 100,000 people | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 19.22 per 100,000 people | +24.0% |
| 2006 | 23.36 per 100,000 people | +21.6% |
| 2007 | 149.65 per 100,000 people | +540.6% |
| 2008 | 101.89 per 100,000 people | -31.9% |
| 2009 | 104.76 per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 105.17 per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 104.42 per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 103.04 per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 102.44 per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 92.33 per 100,000 people | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 86.21 per 100,000 people | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 78.1 per 100,000 people | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 49.42 per 100,000 people | -36.7% |
| 2018 | 649.47 per 100,000 people | +1214.1% |
| 2019 | 902.76 per 100,000 people | +39.0% |
| 2020 | 980.22 per 100,000 people | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 1,090 per 100,000 people | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 1,274 per 100,000 people | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 1,415 per 100,000 people | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 1,432 per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 1,476 per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in South America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +1214.1% | 49.42 per 100,000 people | 649.47 per 100,000 people |
| 2007 | +540.6% | 23.36 per 100,000 people | 149.65 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.26 per 100,000 people | 5.61 per 100,000 people | 149.65 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 227.34 per 100,000 people | 49.42 per 100,000 people | 902.76 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,278 per 100,000 people | 980.22 per 100,000 people | 1,476 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 18,469 per 100,000 people compare
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 17,632 per 100,000 people compare
- 3 Syria 17,632 per 100,000 people compare
- 5 South Sudan 16,352 per 100,000 people compare
- 6 Eritrea 13,442 per 100,000 people compare
- 7 Ukraine 11,970 per 100,000 people compare
- 8 Central African Republic 11,025 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for South America
- Manufacturing value added per capita 817.14 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 290 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 283 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 138 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 224 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 329 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 338 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 7.73 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 2,822 num th (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 2,839 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in South America?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in South America was 1,476 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 1,476 per 100,000 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.61 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does South America rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- South America ranks 5th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,611.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America 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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