Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in United States of America
United States of America: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 0.4084 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in United States of America, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in United States of America is 0.4084, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 64.7% on the previous year and down 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in United States of America peaked at 1.53 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0611, in 2000.
That places United States of America 193rd out of 239 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 in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0611 | — |
| 2001 | 0.077 | +25.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1327 | +72.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1352 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1532 | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2273 | +48.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4503 | +98.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7128 | +58.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6932 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7643 | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9653 | +26.3% |
| 2011 | 1.2 | +23.8% |
| 2012 | 1.4 | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 1.48 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 1.53 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.47 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0913 | -93.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0929 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0986 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0875 | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1027 | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 0.125 | +21.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3873 | +209.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3566 | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 1.16 | +224.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4084 | -64.7% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 0.4084 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9367, 44% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in United States of America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +224.0% | 0.3566 | 1.16 |
| 2022 | +209.8% | 0.125 | 0.3873 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3407 | 0.0611 | 0.7643 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8411 | 0.0875 | 1.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4226 | 0.1027 | 1.16 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More development goals data for United States of America
- Red List Index 0.8221 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,933 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 197 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 195 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 102 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 61 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 89 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 96 (2025)
- Infant deaths 20,024 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 13,347 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in United States of America?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in United States of America was 0.4084 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 States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0611 in 2000.
- How does United States of America rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- United States of America ranks 193rd out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States of America 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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