Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Guatemala
Guatemala: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 1,586 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Guatemala, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 1,586 for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.4% on the previous year and up 614.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Guatemala peaked at 223,377 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 127, in 2008.
That places Guatemala 118th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 160 | — |
| 1980 | 4,130 | +2481.2% |
| 1981 | 100,000 | +2321.3% |
| 1982 | 70,000 | -30.0% |
| 1983 | 70,000 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 70,000 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 12,000 | -82.9% |
| 1986 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 223,100 | +1759.2% |
| 1989 | 223,100 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 223,377 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 223,236 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 222,929 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 4,689 | -97.9% |
| 1994 | 4,672 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 1,497 | -68.0% |
| 1996 | 1,560 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 1,501 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 814 | -45.8% |
| 1999 | 731 | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 720 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 724 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 732 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 714 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 655 | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 388 | -40.8% |
| 2006 | 379 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 377 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 127 | -66.3% |
| 2009 | 127 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 137 | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 148 | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 157 | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 154 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 160 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 222 | +38.8% |
| 2016 | 295 | +32.9% |
| 2017 | 360 | +22.0% |
| 2018 | 380 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 408 | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 442 | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 479 | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 701 | +46.3% |
| 2023 | 989 | +41.1% |
| 2024 | 1,306 | +32.1% |
| 2025 | 1,586 | +21.4% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1,586 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,647, 34% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1,586 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 290.5, 5.5× 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 Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +2481.2% | 160 | 4,130 |
| 1981 | +2321.3% | 4,130 | 100,000 |
| 1988 | +1759.2% | 12,000 | 223,100 |
| 1993 | -97.9% | 222,929 | 4,689 |
| 1985 | -82.9% | 70,000 | 12,000 |
| 1995 | -68.0% | 4,672 | 1,497 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 160 | 160 | 160 | 1 |
| 1980s | 79,633 | 4,130 | 223,100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 68,501 | 731 | 223,377 | 10 |
| 2000s | 494.3 | 127 | 732 | 10 |
| 2010s | 242.1 | 137 | 408 | 10 |
| 2020s | 917.17 | 442 | 1,586 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 115 Guinea 2,154 compare
- 116 New Zealand 2,148 compare
- 117 Trinidad and Tobago 1,877 compare
- 119 Colombia 1,464 compare
- 120 Eswatini 1,414 compare
- 121 United Arab Emirates 1,377 compare
More social development data for Guatemala
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,586 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 34,994 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0019 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 34,994 (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 Guatemala?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Guatemala was 1,586 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 223,377 in 1990.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 127 in 2008.
- How does Guatemala rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Guatemala ranks 118th 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 Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 614.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.