Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 0.4861 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in United Kingdom, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.4861 per 100,000 people for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.5% on the previous year and up 151.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in United Kingdom peaked at 0.5962 per 100,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0912 per 100,000 people, in 2020.
That places United Kingdom 192nd out of 241 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.183 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.1739 per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.263 per 100,000 people | +51.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2418 per 100,000 people | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.232 per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2188 per 100,000 people | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2755 per 100,000 people | +25.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3182 per 100,000 people | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2902 per 100,000 people | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2453 per 100,000 people | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2385 per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2336 per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2321 per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2151 per 100,000 people | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2088 per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1935 per 100,000 people | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.117 per 100,000 people | -39.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1267 per 100,000 people | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1245 per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1017 per 100,000 people | -18.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0912 per 100,000 people | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1183 per 100,000 people | +29.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3144 per 100,000 people | +165.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3021 per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5962 per 100,000 people | +97.3% |
| 2025 | 0.4861 per 100,000 people | -18.5% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.4861 per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9367 per 100,000 people, 52% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.4861 per 100,000 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.27 per 100,000 people, 11% 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 United Kingdom 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 | +165.8% | 0.1183 per 100,000 people | 0.3144 per 100,000 people |
| 2024 | +97.3% | 0.3021 per 100,000 people | 0.5962 per 100,000 people |
| 2002 | +51.2% | 0.1739 per 100,000 people | 0.263 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2442 per 100,000 people | 0.1739 per 100,000 people | 0.3182 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1791 per 100,000 people | 0.1017 per 100,000 people | 0.2385 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3181 per 100,000 people | 0.0912 per 100,000 people | 0.5962 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 189 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.5451 per 100,000 people compare
- 190 Belgium 0.5443 per 100,000 people compare
- 191 Denmark 0.4952 per 100,000 people compare
- 192 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.4861 per 100,000 people compare
- 194 Thailand 0.4342 per 100,000 people compare
- 195 United States 0.4084 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for United Kingdom
- Red List Index 0.9592 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,800 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 280 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 271 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 157 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 171 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 263 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 335 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,835 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 2,081 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in United Kingdom?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in United Kingdom was 0.4861 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5962 per 100,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0912 per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- United Kingdom ranks 192nd out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 151.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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