Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Western Africa
Western Africa: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 264.83 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Western Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 264.83 for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Western Africa peaked at 300.44 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 73.94, in 2009.
Western Africa ranks 22nd of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 300.44 | — |
| 2001 | 194.66 | -35.2% |
| 2002 | 208 | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 207.55 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 181.23 | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 153.03 | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 116.95 | -23.6% |
| 2007 | 84.68 | -27.6% |
| 2008 | 81.75 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 73.94 | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 77.77 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 109.59 | +40.9% |
| 2012 | 119.9 | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 113.28 | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 119.69 | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 141.49 | +18.2% |
| 2016 | 146.98 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 145.26 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 155.03 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 158.88 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 169.52 | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 182.48 | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 187.79 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 199.16 | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 258 | +29.5% |
| 2025 | 264.83 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 160.22 | 73.94 | 300.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 128.79 | 77.77 | 158.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 210.29 | 169.52 | 264.83 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 19 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,006 compare
- 20 Honduras 967.84 compare
- 21 Bhutan 905.51 compare
- 22 State of Palestine 825.09 compare
- 23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 814.28 compare
- 24 Albania 772.48 compare
- 25 Mauritania 716.05 compare
More development goals data for Western Africa
- Manufacturing value added per capita 200.3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 131 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 127 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 99 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 171 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 208 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 216 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.14 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 19,877 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 1,492 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Western Africa?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Western Africa was 264.83 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 300.44 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.94 in 2009.
- How does Western Africa rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Western Africa ranks 22nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa 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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