Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Eritrea
Eritrea: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 119 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Eritrea, 1993–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 119 for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 95.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Eritrea peaked at 5,042 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1993.
Eritrea ranks 144th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 5 | — |
| 1994 | 704 | +13980.0% |
| 1995 | 1,081 | +53.6% |
| 1996 | 2,105 | +94.7% |
| 1997 | 2,606 | +23.8% |
| 1998 | 2,501 | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 2,972 | +18.8% |
| 2000 | 1,984 | -33.2% |
| 2001 | 2,272 | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 3,619 | +59.3% |
| 2003 | 3,890 | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 4,242 | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 4,418 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 4,621 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 5,042 | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 4,862 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 4,751 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 4,809 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 4,719 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 3,600 | -23.7% |
| 2013 | 3,166 | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 2,898 | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 2,549 | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 2,342 | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 2,392 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 2,252 | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 199 | -91.2% |
| 2020 | 201 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 121 | -39.8% |
| 2022 | 119 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 119 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 119 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 119 | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 119 is below the median for low income countries, which is 45,052, 0% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 119 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35,241, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +13980.0% | 5 | 704 |
| 1996 | +94.7% | 1,081 | 2,105 |
| 2019 | -91.2% | 2,252 | 199 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,711 | 5 | 2,972 | 7 |
| 2000s | 3,970 | 1,984 | 5,042 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,893 | 199 | 4,809 | 10 |
| 2020s | 133 | 119 | 201 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 141 Qatar 195 compare
- 142 El Salvador 182 compare
- 143 Gabon 166 compare
- 145 Cuba 115 compare
- 146 Madagascar 87 compare
- 147 Lao People's Democratic Republic 80
More social development data for Eritrea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 119 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 554,891 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.1538 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 554,891 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Eritrea?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Eritrea was 119 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 5,042 in 2007.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Eritrea ranks 144th 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 Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.