Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 0.1227 per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland is 0.1227 per 100,000 people, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 119.5% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Switzerland peaked at 0.9578 per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Switzerland 207th out of 241 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9578 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.8277 per 100,000 people | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7526 per 100,000 people | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.462 per 100,000 people | -38.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1484 per 100,000 people | -67.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1878 per 100,000 people | +26.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5064 per 100,000 people | +169.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4349 per 100,000 people | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4158 per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2442 per 100,000 people | -41.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2541 per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2514 per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.199 per 100,000 people | -20.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1351 per 100,000 people | -32.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1942 per 100,000 people | +43.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1921 per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0594 per 100,000 people | -69.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0589 per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0585 per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0581 per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0576 per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0 per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0905 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0559 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2025 | 0.1227 per 100,000 people | +119.5% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.1227 per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9367 per 100,000 people, 13% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.1227 per 100,000 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.27 per 100,000 people, 3% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Switzerland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +169.6% | 0.1878 per 100,000 people | 0.5064 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4938 per 100,000 people | 0.1484 per 100,000 people | 0.9578 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1461 per 100,000 people | 0.0581 per 100,000 people | 0.2541 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0544 per 100,000 people | 0 per 100,000 people | 0.1227 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More development goals data for Switzerland
- Red List Index 0.9576 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 18,410 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 32 (2025)
- Infant deaths 285 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 230 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Switzerland?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Switzerland was 0.1227 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9578 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Switzerland rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Switzerland ranks 207th out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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