Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 250.81 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Southern Asia, 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 Southern Asia is 250.81 per 100,000 people, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.4% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Southern Asia peaked at 332.87 per 100,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 149.78 per 100,000 people, in 2006.
That places Southern Asia 22nd 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 262.97 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 273 per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 189.37 per 100,000 people | -30.6% |
| 2003 | 160.13 per 100,000 people | -15.4% |
| 2004 | 173.86 per 100,000 people | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 155.13 per 100,000 people | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 149.78 per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 203.63 per 100,000 people | +36.0% |
| 2008 | 187.38 per 100,000 people | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 187.62 per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 193.24 per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 167.46 per 100,000 people | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 160.65 per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 155.6 per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 171.14 per 100,000 people | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 170.68 per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 149.82 per 100,000 people | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 156.81 per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 158.86 per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 159.59 per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 152.78 per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 158.3 per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 299.38 per 100,000 people | +89.1% |
| 2023 | 332.87 per 100,000 people | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 299.93 per 100,000 people | -9.9% |
| 2025 | 250.81 per 100,000 people | -16.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Southern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +89.1% | 158.3 per 100,000 people | 299.38 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 194.29 per 100,000 people | 149.78 per 100,000 people | 273 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 164.38 per 100,000 people | 149.82 per 100,000 people | 193.24 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 249.01 per 100,000 people | 152.78 per 100,000 people | 332.87 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 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
- 24 Albania 772.48 per 100,000 people compare
- 25 Mauritania 716.05 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Southern Asia
- Red List Index 0.7877 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 368.28 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 144 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 143 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 93 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 392 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 641 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 647 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1.05 million (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 764,546 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Southern Asia?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Southern Asia was 250.81 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 332.87 per 100,000 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 149.78 per 100,000 people in 2006.
- How does Southern Asia rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Southern Asia ranks 22nd out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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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