Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 1,147 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 1,147 for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 1,147 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 120, in 1986.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 125th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 700 | — |
| 1973 | 700 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 700 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 650 | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 600 | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 550 | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 500 | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 417.5 | -16.5% |
| 1983 | 335 | -19.8% |
| 1984 | 252.5 | -24.6% |
| 1985 | 170 | -32.7% |
| 1986 | 120 | -29.4% |
| 1987 | 170 | +41.7% |
| 1988 | 220 | +29.4% |
| 1989 | 270 | +22.7% |
| 1990 | 200 | -25.9% |
| 1991 | 341 | +70.5% |
| 1992 | 491 | +44.0% |
| 1993 | 669 | +36.3% |
| 1994 | 734 | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 680 | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 697 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 331 | -52.5% |
| 1998 | 345 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 349 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 352 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 348 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 352 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 525 | +49.1% |
| 2004 | 524 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 532 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 562 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 619 | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 649 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 664 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 680 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 701 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 717 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 734 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 751 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 762 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 776 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 802 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 802 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 863 | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 1,116 | +29.3% |
| 2021 | 1,116 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,116 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,117 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,117 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1,147 | +2.7% |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 1,147 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,476, 10% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 1,147 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 290.5, 3.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +70.5% | 200 | 341 |
| 1997 | -52.5% | 697 | 331 |
| 2003 | +49.1% | 352 | 525 |
| 1992 | +44.0% | 341 | 491 |
| 1987 | +41.7% | 120 | 170 |
| 1993 | +36.3% | 491 | 669 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 612.5 | 500 | 700 | 8 |
| 1980s | 295.5 | 120 | 500 | 10 |
| 1990s | 483.7 | 200 | 734 | 10 |
| 2000s | 512.7 | 348 | 664 | 10 |
| 2010s | 758.8 | 680 | 863 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,122 | 1,116 | 1,147 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- 122 Israel 1,274 compare
- 123 Liberia 1,172 compare
- 124 Kyrgyzstan 1,150 compare
- 126 Philippines 1,032 compare
- 127 Liechtenstein 987 compare
- 128 Botswana 847 compare
More social development data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,147 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 710 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate -33.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (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 710 (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 refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 1,147 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 1,147 in 2025.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 120 in 1986.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 125th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.