Other people in need of international protection by country or in Small states
Small states: Other people in need of international protection by country or was 27,257 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Other people in need of international protection by country or in Small states, 2018–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Small states recorded 27,257 for other people in need of international protection by country or in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and down 60.1% over ten years.
That places Small states 19th out of 20 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Other people in need of international protection by country or in Small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 68,243 | — |
| 2019 | 29,702 | -56.5% |
| 2020 | 28,237 | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 34,502 | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 33,813 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 29,574 | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 31,322 | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 27,257 | -13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48,972 | 29,702 | 68,243 | 2 |
| 2020s | 30,784 | 27,257 | 34,502 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 16 Trinidad and Tobago 3,856 compare
- 17 Cayman Islands 0 compare
- 17 Guatemala 0 compare
- 17 Nicaragua 0
- 17 Paraguay 0 compare
- 17 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 compare
More social development data for Small states
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 147,210 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,762 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0009 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,762 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0072 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 147,210 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.14 % change on previous year (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 Small states?
- Other people in need of international protection by country or in Small states was 27,257 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 68,243 in 2018.
- What is the lowest other people in need of international protection by country or recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,257 in 2025.
- How does Small states rank for other people in need of international protection by country or?
- Small states ranks 19th out of 20 groups with data for 2025.
- Is other people in need of international protection by country or rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small states 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.