Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Guinea
Guinea: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 2,154 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2025, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Guinea stood at 2,154. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 75.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Guinea peaked at 672,293 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2,154, in 2025.
That places Guinea 115th 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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 325,000 | — |
| 1991 | 547,961 | +68.6% |
| 1992 | 478,491 | -12.7% |
| 1993 | 577,156 | +20.6% |
| 1994 | 553,236 | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 672,293 | +21.5% |
| 1996 | 663,849 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 435,294 | -34.4% |
| 1998 | 482,463 | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 501,544 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 427,210 | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 178,446 | -58.2% |
| 2002 | 182,164 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 184,339 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 139,240 | -24.5% |
| 2005 | 63,519 | -54.4% |
| 2006 | 31,466 | -50.5% |
| 2007 | 25,220 | -19.8% |
| 2008 | 21,485 | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 15,322 | -28.7% |
| 2010 | 14,110 | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 16,606 | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 10,369 | -37.6% |
| 2013 | 8,554 | -17.5% |
| 2014 | 8,763 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 8,835 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 5,067 | -42.6% |
| 2017 | 5,156 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 4,294 | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 4,964 | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 6,029 | +21.5% |
| 2021 | 5,741 | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 2,199 | -61.7% |
| 2023 | 2,191 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 2,171 | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 2,154 | -0.8% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 2,154 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,476, 19% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 2,154 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35,241, 6% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 523,729 | 325,000 | 672,293 | 10 |
| 2000s | 126,841 | 15,322 | 427,210 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,672 | 4,294 | 16,606 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,414 | 2,154 | 6,029 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More social development data for Guinea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,154 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 47,692 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0032 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 47,692 (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 Guinea?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Guinea was 2,154 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 672,293 in 1995.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,154 in 2025.
- How does Guinea rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Guinea ranks 115th 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 Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea 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.