Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 19.58 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Vietnam, 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 Vietnam is 19.58 per 100,000 people, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 94.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Vietnam peaked at 475.71 per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.5 per 100,000 people, in 2022.
That places Vietnam 113th out of 241 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 475.71 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 448.65 per 100,000 people | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 469.84 per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 452.16 per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 431.46 per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 437.91 per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 449.56 per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 386.91 per 100,000 people | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 380.3 per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 388.69 per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 383.61 per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 378.23 per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 372.81 per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 343.59 per 100,000 people | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 338.59 per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 334.18 per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 346.91 per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 347.69 per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 344.59 per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 323.11 per 100,000 people | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 320.4 per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 318.85 per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 17.5 per 100,000 people | -94.5% |
| 2023 | 18.21 per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 19.7 per 100,000 people | +8.2% |
| 2025 | 19.58 per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 19.58 per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35.93 per 100,000 people, 54% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 19.58 per 100,000 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.17 per 100,000 people, 9.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Vietnam 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 | -94.5% | 318.85 per 100,000 people | 17.5 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 432.12 per 100,000 people | 380.3 per 100,000 people | 475.71 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 351.33 per 100,000 people | 323.11 per 100,000 people | 383.61 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 119.04 per 100,000 people | 17.5 per 100,000 people | 320.4 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More development goals data for Vietnam
- Red List Index 0.7742 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,171 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 34 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 61 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 66 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 69 (2025)
- Infant deaths 16,438 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 11,993 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Vietnam?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Vietnam was 19.58 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 475.71 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5 per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Vietnam rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Vietnam ranks 113th out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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