Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Western Asia
Western Asia: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 1,942 per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Western Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 1,942 per 100,000 people for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in 2025.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Western Asia peaked at 2,521 per 100,000 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 507.54 per 100,000 people, in 2005.
Western Asia ranks 1st of 38 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 534.81 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 636.61 per 100,000 people | +19.0% |
| 2002 | 696.21 per 100,000 people | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 607.33 per 100,000 people | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 555.44 per 100,000 people | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 507.54 per 100,000 people | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 1,003 per 100,000 people | +97.6% |
| 2007 | 1,313 per 100,000 people | +30.9% |
| 2008 | 1,105 per 100,000 people | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 902.88 per 100,000 people | -18.3% |
| 2010 | 838.62 per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 712.41 per 100,000 people | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 704.86 per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1,189 per 100,000 people | +68.7% |
| 2014 | 1,675 per 100,000 people | +40.9% |
| 2015 | 1,956 per 100,000 people | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 2,168 per 100,000 people | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 2,429 per 100,000 people | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 2,521 per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 2,462 per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 2,489 per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2,490 per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2,326 per 100,000 people | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 2,264 per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 2,103 per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 1,942 per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Western Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +97.6% | 507.54 per 100,000 people | 1,003 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 786.15 per 100,000 people | 507.54 per 100,000 people | 1,313 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,666 per 100,000 people | 704.86 per 100,000 people | 2,521 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,269 per 100,000 people | 1,942 per 100,000 people | 2,490 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 1 Western Sahara 22,512 per 100,000 people compare
- 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 18,469 per 100,000 people compare
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 17,632 per 100,000 people compare
- 3 Syria 17,632 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Western Asia
- Red List Index 0.8335 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,608 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 101 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 93 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 70 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 251 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 340 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 389 (2025)
- Infant deaths 102,139 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 63,149 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Western Asia?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Western Asia was 1,942 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,521 per 100,000 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 507.54 per 100,000 people in 2005.
- How does Western Asia rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Western Asia ranks 1st out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Asia 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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