Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in OECD members
OECD members: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was -2.76 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in OECD members, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in OECD members is -2.76 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 239.8% on the previous year and down 107.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in OECD members peaked at 49.86 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -24.31 % change on previous year, in 2007.
OECD members ranks 26th 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -1.11 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | -3.04 % change on previous year | +173.5% |
| 1963 | -7.53 % change on previous year | +148.0% |
| 1964 | -0.005 % change on previous year | -99.9% |
| 1965 | 4.96 % change on previous year | -99038.3% |
| 1966 | -4.68 % change on previous year | -194.4% |
| 1967 | -4.68 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.54 % change on previous year | -133.0% |
| 1969 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -17.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2988 % change on previous year | -76.6% |
| 1971 | -2.14 % change on previous year | -815.5% |
| 1972 | -3 % change on previous year | +40.2% |
| 1973 | -2.29 % change on previous year | -23.7% |
| 1974 | -1.75 % change on previous year | -23.7% |
| 1975 | -0.2635 % change on previous year | -84.9% |
| 1976 | -0.93 % change on previous year | +252.9% |
| 1977 | 18.5 % change on previous year | -2089.7% |
| 1978 | 37.02 % change on previous year | +100.1% |
| 1979 | -3.33 % change on previous year | -109.0% |
| 1980 | -15.04 % change on previous year | +351.9% |
| 1981 | 19.74 % change on previous year | -231.3% |
| 1982 | 8.16 % change on previous year | -58.7% |
| 1983 | 6.15 % change on previous year | -24.6% |
| 1984 | -10.85 % change on previous year | -276.5% |
| 1985 | 11.94 % change on previous year | -210.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2807 % change on previous year | -97.6% |
| 1987 | 1.98 % change on previous year | +606.5% |
| 1988 | 21.26 % change on previous year | +972.1% |
| 1989 | 5.85 % change on previous year | -72.5% |
| 1990 | 9.92 % change on previous year | +69.5% |
| 1991 | -2.66 % change on previous year | -126.8% |
| 1992 | 21.8 % change on previous year | -920.2% |
| 1993 | -4.04 % change on previous year | -118.5% |
| 1994 | 1.67 % change on previous year | -141.4% |
| 1995 | -3.93 % change on previous year | -334.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6299 % change on previous year | -116.0% |
| 1997 | -8.88 % change on previous year | -1510.4% |
| 1998 | -7.48 % change on previous year | -15.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8307 % change on previous year | -111.1% |
| 2000 | -5.26 % change on previous year | -733.8% |
| 2001 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -134.7% |
| 2002 | 2.54 % change on previous year | +39.0% |
| 2003 | -3.35 % change on previous year | -232.2% |
| 2004 | -5.23 % change on previous year | +55.8% |
| 2005 | -9.31 % change on previous year | +78.2% |
| 2006 | 17.43 % change on previous year | -287.2% |
| 2007 | -24.31 % change on previous year | -239.4% |
| 2008 | 1.73 % change on previous year | -107.1% |
| 2009 | 1.36 % change on previous year | -21.6% |
| 2010 | -1.19 % change on previous year | -187.6% |
| 2011 | -1.23 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 13.25 % change on previous year | -1180.9% |
| 2013 | -0.7372 % change on previous year | -105.6% |
| 2014 | 49.54 % change on previous year | -6820.6% |
| 2015 | 35.49 % change on previous year | -28.4% |
| 2016 | 19.43 % change on previous year | -45.2% |
| 2017 | 19.61 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 7.11 % change on previous year | -63.7% |
| 2019 | 2.4 % change on previous year | -66.3% |
| 2020 | 2.37 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 4.75 % change on previous year | +100.8% |
| 2022 | 49.86 % change on previous year | +949.9% |
| 2023 | 6.03 % change on previous year | -87.9% |
| 2024 | 1.97 % change on previous year | -67.3% |
| 2025 | -2.76 % change on previous year | -239.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in OECD members 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +99038.3% | -0.005 % change on previous year | 4.96 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | +6820.6% | -0.7372 % change on previous year | 49.54 % change on previous year |
| 1977 | +2089.7% | -0.93 % change on previous year | 18.5 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | -1510.4% | 0.6299 % change on previous year | -8.88 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | +1180.9% | -1.23 % change on previous year | 13.25 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.47 % change on previous year | -7.53 % change on previous year | 4.96 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.21 % change on previous year | -3.33 % change on previous year | 37.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.95 % change on previous year | -15.04 % change on previous year | 21.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7871 % change on previous year | -8.88 % change on previous year | 21.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.26 % change on previous year | -24.31 % change on previous year | 17.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.37 % change on previous year | -1.23 % change on previous year | 49.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.37 % change on previous year | -2.76 % change on previous year | 49.86 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 23 Russian Federation 17.21 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Bangladesh 17.15 % change on previous year compare
- 25 South Sudan 16.9 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Greece 15.55 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Costa Rica 15.06 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Lesotho 14.08 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Togo 14.05 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for OECD members
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.80 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 289,139 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 289,139 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0084 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 11.80 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 % 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 0.3369 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in OECD members?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in OECD members was -2.76 % 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 49.86 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.31 % change on previous year in 2007.
- How does OECD members rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- OECD members ranks 26th 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 OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 107.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members 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.