Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR … gaps filled asylum in Nauru
Nauru: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR … gaps filled asylum was 5 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Nauru, 2014–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2025, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Nauru stood at 5.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Nauru peaked at 1,074 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2023.
Nauru ranks 164th 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 … gaps filled asylum in Nauru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 386 | — |
| 2015 | 508 | +31.6% |
| 2016 | 508 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 964 | +89.8% |
| 2018 | 964 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 755 | -21.7% |
| 2020 | 1,074 | +42.3% |
| 2021 | 953 | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 45 | -95.3% |
| 2023 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | — |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12,513, 0% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 155, 3% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 680.83 | 386 | 964 | 6 |
| 2020s | 347 | 0 | 1,074 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 161 Bahamas 10 compare
- 162 Turkmenistan 9 compare
- 163 Turks and Caicos Islands 8 compare
- 164 Barbados 5 compare
- 164 Comoros 5 compare
- 164 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 compare
- 164 Saint Lucia 5 compare
- 164 Uzbekistan 5 compare
More social development data for Nauru
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (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 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 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 Nauru?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Nauru was 5 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 1,074 in 2020.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2023.
- How does Nauru rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Nauru ranks 164th 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 Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nauru 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.