Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in South-Eastern Asia
South-Eastern Asia: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 216.32 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in South-Eastern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
South-Eastern Asia recorded 216.32 per 100,000 people for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 74.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in South-Eastern Asia peaked at 230.42 per 100,000 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 94.78 per 100,000 people, in 2008.
That places South-Eastern Asia 24th out of 38 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 138.77 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 124.99 per 100,000 people | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 119.08 per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 103.56 per 100,000 people | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 102.35 per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 105.8 per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 114.75 per 100,000 people | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 97.83 per 100,000 people | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 94.78 per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 131.82 per 100,000 people | +39.1% |
| 2010 | 131.13 per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 128.78 per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 126.78 per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 131.52 per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 129.57 per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 123.75 per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 130.51 per 100,000 people | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 230.42 per 100,000 people | +76.6% |
| 2018 | 226.53 per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 211.63 per 100,000 people | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 213.98 per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 223.73 per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 188.92 per 100,000 people | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 192.16 per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 196.28 per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 216.32 per 100,000 people | +10.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in South-Eastern Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +76.6% | 130.51 per 100,000 people | 230.42 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 113.37 per 100,000 people | 94.78 per 100,000 people | 138.77 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 157.06 per 100,000 people | 123.75 per 100,000 people | 230.42 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 205.23 per 100,000 people | 188.92 per 100,000 people | 223.73 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia
- 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
- 24 Albania 772.48 per 100,000 people compare
- 25 Mauritania 716.05 per 100,000 people compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 694.47 per 100,000 people compare
- 27 Sri Lanka 628.59 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for South-Eastern Asia
- Red List Index 0.8098 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,153 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 151 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 150 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 136 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 319 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 381 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 392 (2025)
- Infant deaths 172,336 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 106,702 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in South-Eastern Asia?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in South-Eastern Asia was 216.32 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-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 230.42 per 100,000 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.78 per 100,000 people in 2008.
- How does South-Eastern Asia rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- South-Eastern Asia ranks 24th 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-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South-Eastern Asia 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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