Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in United States
United States: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 0.4084 per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in United States, 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 United States is 0.4084 per 100,000 people, 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 peaked at 1.53 per 100,000 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0611 per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places United States 195th 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 United States, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0611 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.077 per 100,000 people | +25.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1327 per 100,000 people | +72.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1352 per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1532 per 100,000 people | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2273 per 100,000 people | +48.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4503 per 100,000 people | +98.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7128 per 100,000 people | +58.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6932 per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7643 per 100,000 people | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9653 per 100,000 people | +26.3% |
| 2011 | 1.2 per 100,000 people | +23.8% |
| 2012 | 1.4 per 100,000 people | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 1.48 per 100,000 people | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 1.53 per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.47 per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0913 per 100,000 people | -93.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0929 per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0986 per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0875 per 100,000 people | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1027 per 100,000 people | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 0.125 per 100,000 people | +21.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3873 per 100,000 people | +209.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3566 per 100,000 people | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 1.16 per 100,000 people | +224.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4084 per 100,000 people | -64.7% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.4084 per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9367 per 100,000 people, 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 (per) in United States 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 per 100,000 people | 1.16 per 100,000 people |
| 2022 | +209.8% | 0.125 per 100,000 people | 0.3873 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3407 per 100,000 people | 0.0611 per 100,000 people | 0.7643 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8411 per 100,000 people | 0.0875 per 100,000 people | 1.53 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4226 per 100,000 people | 0.1027 per 100,000 people | 1.16 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 192 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.4861 per 100,000 people compare
- 192 United Kingdom 0.4861 per 100,000 people compare
- 194 Thailand 0.4342 per 100,000 people compare
- 196 Germany 0.3866 per 100,000 people compare
- 197 Portugal 0.365 per 100,000 people compare
- 198 Italy 0.3534 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for United States
- Red List Index 0.8221 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,933 constant US$ (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?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in United States was 0.4084 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 States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 per 100,000 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0611 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does United States rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- United States ranks 195th 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 States?
- 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 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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