Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in World
World: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 444.14 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in World, 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 World stood at 444.14.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 107.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in World peaked at 460.17 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 130.67, in 2005.
That places World 16th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 195.22 | — |
| 2001 | 192.44 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 166.08 | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 148.46 | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 146.27 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 130.67 | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 147.12 | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 167.5 | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 152.28 | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 149 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 149.29 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 145.41 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 144.86 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 159.46 | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 193.7 | +21.5% |
| 2015 | 214.41 | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 226.05 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 259.38 | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 295.39 | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 305.67 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 309.58 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 322.26 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 430.1 | +33.5% |
| 2023 | 460.17 | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 449.42 | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 444.14 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 159.5 | 130.67 | 195.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 209.36 | 144.86 | 305.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 402.61 | 309.58 | 460.17 | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
- 13 Burundi 2,206 compare
- 14 Rwanda 1,664 compare
- 15 Mali 1,473 compare
- 16 Azerbaijan 1,388 compare
- 17 Haiti 1,306 compare
- 18 El Salvador 1,133 compare
- 19 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,006 compare
More development goals data for World
- Red List Index 0.7449 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,956 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 1,126 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 1,110 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 366 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3,606 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 7,377 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8,098 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3.62 million (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 2.27 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in World?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in World was 444.14 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 460.17 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 130.67 in 2005.
- How does World rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- World ranks 16th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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