Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Korea
Korea: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 4,407 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Korea, 1978–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2025, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Korea stood at 4,407. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 202.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Korea peaked at 4,407 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1995.
Korea ranks 107th of 179 countries 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 Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 70 | — |
| 1979 | 170 | +142.9% |
| 1980 | 115 | -32.4% |
| 1981 | 60 | -47.8% |
| 1982 | 70 | +16.7% |
| 1987 | 60 | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 120 | +100.0% |
| 1989 | 230 | +91.7% |
| 1990 | 230 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 162 | -29.6% |
| 1992 | 149 | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 101 | -32.2% |
| 1994 | 53 | -47.5% |
| 1995 | 5 | -90.6% |
| 1996 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15 | +200.0% |
| 2003 | 20 | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 37 | +85.0% |
| 2005 | 61 | +64.9% |
| 2006 | 90 | +47.5% |
| 2007 | 108 | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 162 | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 253 | +56.2% |
| 2010 | 352 | +39.1% |
| 2011 | 389 | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 488 | +25.4% |
| 2013 | 548 | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 1,164 | +112.4% |
| 2015 | 1,455 | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 1,798 | +23.6% |
| 2017 | 2,238 | +24.5% |
| 2018 | 2,890 | +29.1% |
| 2019 | 3,196 | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 3,443 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 3,559 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 3,825 | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 4,053 | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 4,241 | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 4,407 | +3.9% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 4,407 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12,513, 35% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Korea's 4,407 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 155, 28.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +200.0% | 5 | 15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 120 | 70 | 170 | 2 |
| 1980s | 109.17 | 60 | 230 | 6 |
| 1990s | 72 | 5 | 230 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.6 | 5 | 253 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,452 | 352 | 3,196 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,921 | 3,443 | 4,407 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More social development data for Korea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,407 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 117 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % 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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 117 (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 Korea?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Korea was 4,407 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 4,407 in 2025.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1995.
- How does Korea rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Korea ranks 107th 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 Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 202.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea 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.