Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Sudan
Sudan: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 4,556 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Sudan, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Sudan stood at 4,556 per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.2% on the previous year and up 199.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Sudan peaked at 4,556 per 100,000 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,040 per 100,000 people, in 2009.
That places Sudan 10th out of 241 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Sudan, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,725 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1,669 per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 1,691 per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1,968 per 100,000 people | +16.4% |
| 2004 | 2,309 per 100,000 people | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 2,147 per 100,000 people | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 2,076 per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 1,553 per 100,000 people | -25.2% |
| 2008 | 1,215 per 100,000 people | -21.8% |
| 2009 | 1,040 per 100,000 people | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 1,071 per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1,351 per 100,000 people | +26.2% |
| 2012 | 1,501 per 100,000 people | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 1,669 per 100,000 people | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 1,661 per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,520 per 100,000 people | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 1,529 per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1,570 per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1,588 per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1,566 per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1,635 per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 1,665 per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1,646 per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 2,904 per 100,000 people | +76.5% |
| 2024 | 3,956 per 100,000 people | +36.2% |
| 2025 | 4,556 per 100,000 people | +15.2% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 4,556 per 100,000 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 281.27 per 100,000 people, 16.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 4,556 per 100,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.84 per 100,000 people, 53.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Sudan 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 | +76.5% | 1,646 per 100,000 people | 2,904 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,739 per 100,000 people | 1,040 per 100,000 people | 2,309 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,503 per 100,000 people | 1,071 per 100,000 people | 1,669 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,727 per 100,000 people | 1,635 per 100,000 people | 4,556 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More development goals data for Sudan
- Red List Index 0.9237 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 43.46 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 49 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 49 (2025)
- Infant deaths 71,271 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 39,470 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Sudan?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Sudan was 4,556 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 4,556 per 100,000 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,040 per 100,000 people in 2009.
- How does Sudan rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Sudan ranks 10th out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 199.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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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