Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 4.57 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1965–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 4.57 % change on previous year for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 392.8% on the previous year and up 197.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 203.86 % change on previous year in 1977 and was at its lowest, -55.15 % change on previous year, in 2022.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 50 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | 19.8 % change on previous year | -60.4% |
| 1967 | 11.3 % change on previous year | -42.9% |
| 1968 | 10 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 1969 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1970 | -9.09 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | 185 % change on previous year | -2135.0% |
| 1972 | -2.28 % change on previous year | -101.2% |
| 1973 | -37.16 % change on previous year | +1529.5% |
| 1976 | 9.67 % change on previous year | -126.0% |
| 1977 | 203.86 % change on previous year | +2008.0% |
| 1978 | 72.23 % change on previous year | -64.6% |
| 1979 | 36.67 % change on previous year | -49.2% |
| 1980 | 16.87 % change on previous year | -54.0% |
| 1981 | -9.75 % change on previous year | -157.8% |
| 1982 | -5.16 % change on previous year | -47.1% |
| 1983 | -2.71 % change on previous year | -47.5% |
| 1984 | -1.02 % change on previous year | -62.5% |
| 1985 | -0.1487 % change on previous year | -85.4% |
| 1986 | -3.52 % change on previous year | +2266.3% |
| 1987 | -2.51 % change on previous year | -28.7% |
| 1988 | 2.46 % change on previous year | -198.1% |
| 1989 | -0.5889 % change on previous year | -123.9% |
| 1990 | -18.04 % change on previous year | +2963.9% |
| 1991 | -5.25 % change on previous year | -70.9% |
| 1992 | -7.73 % change on previous year | +47.2% |
| 1993 | 7.09 % change on previous year | -191.7% |
| 1994 | -4.01 % change on previous year | -156.6% |
| 1995 | 9.71 % change on previous year | -342.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8372 % change on previous year | -91.4% |
| 1997 | 8.78 % change on previous year | +948.8% |
| 1998 | 3.01 % change on previous year | -65.7% |
| 1999 | 24.4 % change on previous year | +709.4% |
| 2000 | -5.43 % change on previous year | -122.3% |
| 2001 | -7.25 % change on previous year | +33.6% |
| 2002 | -7.41 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 2003 | -11.99 % change on previous year | +61.9% |
| 2004 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -112.9% |
| 2005 | 1.84 % change on previous year | +18.6% |
| 2006 | 4.28 % change on previous year | +133.0% |
| 2007 | -2.48 % change on previous year | -157.9% |
| 2008 | -1.85 % change on previous year | -25.2% |
| 2009 | 4.73 % change on previous year | -355.3% |
| 2010 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -71.8% |
| 2011 | -0.7092 % change on previous year | -153.1% |
| 2012 | -0.2862 % change on previous year | -59.6% |
| 2013 | 12.47 % change on previous year | -4458.6% |
| 2014 | -0.5757 % change on previous year | -104.6% |
| 2015 | -4.67 % change on previous year | +711.0% |
| 2016 | 2.79 % change on previous year | -159.8% |
| 2017 | 3.14 % change on previous year | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 2.94 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 2019 | -2.83 % change on previous year | -196.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0708 % change on previous year | -102.5% |
| 2021 | 1.38 % change on previous year | +1845.3% |
| 2022 | -55.15 % change on previous year | -4103.7% |
| 2023 | -2.83 % change on previous year | -94.9% |
| 2024 | -1.56 % change on previous year | -44.9% |
| 2025 | 4.57 % change on previous year | -392.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +4458.6% | -0.2862 % change on previous year | 12.47 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | -4103.7% | 1.38 % change on previous year | -55.15 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | -2963.9% | -0.5889 % change on previous year | -18.04 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | -2266.3% | -0.1487 % change on previous year | -3.52 % change on previous year |
| 1971 | +2135.0% | -9.09 % change on previous year | 185 % change on previous year |
| 1977 | +2008.0% | 9.67 % change on previous year | 203.86 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.22 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 50 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 1970s | 57.36 % change on previous year | -37.16 % change on previous year | 203.86 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1980s | -0.607 % change on previous year | -9.75 % change on previous year | 16.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.88 % change on previous year | -18.04 % change on previous year | 24.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.4 % change on previous year | -11.99 % change on previous year | 4.73 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 % change on previous year | -4.67 % change on previous year | 12.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -8.92 % change on previous year | -55.15 % change on previous year | 4.57 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 15 Burundi 24.39 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Central African Republic 22.61 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Guatemala 21.44 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Belize 21.33 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Spain 19.04 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18.38 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Chad 17.47 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 250,606 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.73 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.73 million (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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 250,606 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13.36 % change on previous year (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 0.0152 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 4.57 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 203.86 % change on previous year in 1977.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -55.15 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 197.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.