Other people in need of international protection by country or in Chile
Chile: Other people in need of international protection by country or was 662,504 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other people in need of international protection by country or in Chile, 2018–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Chile recorded 662,504 for other people in need of international protection by country or in 2025. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.5% on the previous year and up 132.4% over ten years.
Chile ranks 3rd of 21 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Other people in need of international protection by country or in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 285,122 | — |
| 2019 | 452,712 | +58.8% |
| 2020 | 454,547 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 500,271 | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 436,845 | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 435,728 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 523,727 | +20.2% |
| 2025 | 662,504 | +26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 368,917 | 285,122 | 452,712 | 2 |
| 2020s | 502,270 | 435,728 | 662,504 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More social development data for Chile
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,631 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,358 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,358 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other people in need of international protection by country or in Chile?
- Other people in need of international protection by country or in Chile was 662,504 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest other people in need of international protection by country or recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 662,504 in 2025.
- What is the lowest other people in need of international protection by country or recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 285,122 in 2018.
- How does Chile rank for other people in need of international protection by country or?
- Chile ranks 3rd out of 21 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other people in need of international protection by country or rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Other people in need of international protection by country or territory of asylum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Other people in need of international protection refer to people who are outside their country or territory of origin, typically because they have been forcibly displaced across international borders, who have not been reported under other categories (including asylum-seekers and refugees) but who likely need international protection, including protection against forced return, as well as access to basic services on a temporary or longer-term basis.