Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Western Europe
Western Europe: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 0.306 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Western Europe, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Western Europe stood at 0.306.
That represents a change of down 19.4% on the previous year and up 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Western Europe peaked at 0.7578 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1043, in 2016.
That places Western Europe 39th out of 39 groups 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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7578 | — |
| 2001 | 0.6351 | -16.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6455 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5428 | -15.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1753 | -67.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3671 | +109.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1951 | -46.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1994 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2181 | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2075 | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2174 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2345 | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2438 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2155 | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 0.218 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2034 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1043 | -48.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1182 | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1249 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1225 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1151 | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1072 | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1857 | +73.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2036 | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3797 | +86.5% |
| 2025 | 0.306 | -19.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Western Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +109.4% | 0.1753 | 0.3671 |
| 2024 | +86.5% | 0.2036 | 0.3797 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3944 | 0.1753 | 0.7578 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1802 | 0.1043 | 0.2438 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2162 | 0.1072 | 0.3797 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More development goals data for Western Europe
- Manufacturing value added per capita 7,355 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 395 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 378 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 189 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 957 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1,083 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 10.65 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 236.1 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 535.9 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Western Europe?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Western Europe was 0.306 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7578 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1043 in 2016.
- How does Western Europe rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Western Europe ranks 39th 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 Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Europe 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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