Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in World
World: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 444.14 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
444.14 per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
16th
of 38 groups
All-time high
460.17 per 100,000 people
in 2023
All-time low
130.67 per 100,000 people
in 2005
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in World, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in World stood at 444.14 per 100,000 people.
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 per 100,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 130.67 per 100,000 people, in 2005.
That places World 16th out of 38 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 (per) in World, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 195.22 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 192.44 per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 166.08 per 100,000 people | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 148.46 per 100,000 people | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 146.27 per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 130.67 per 100,000 people | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 147.12 per 100,000 people | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 167.5 per 100,000 people | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 152.28 per 100,000 people | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 149 per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 149.29 per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 145.41 per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 144.86 per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 159.46 per 100,000 people | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 193.7 per 100,000 people | +21.5% |
| 2015 | 214.41 per 100,000 people | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 226.05 per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 259.38 per 100,000 people | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 295.39 per 100,000 people | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 305.67 per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 309.58 per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 322.26 per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 430.1 per 100,000 people | +33.5% |
| 2023 | 460.17 per 100,000 people | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 449.42 per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 444.14 per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 159.5 per 100,000 people | 130.67 per 100,000 people | 195.22 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 209.36 per 100,000 people | 144.86 per 100,000 people | 305.67 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 402.61 per 100,000 people | 309.58 per 100,000 people | 460.17 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
- 13 Burundi 2,206 per 100,000 people compare
- 14 Rwanda 1,664 per 100,000 people compare
- 15 Mali 1,473 per 100,000 people compare
- 16 Azerbaijan 1,388 per 100,000 people compare
- 17 Haiti 1,306 per 100,000 people compare
- 18 El Salvador 1,133 per 100,000 people compare
- 19 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,006 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for World
- Red List Index 0.7449 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,956 constant US$ (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 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 460.17 per 100,000 people 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 per 100,000 people in 2005.
- How does World rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- World ranks 16th out of 38 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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