Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Qatar
Qatar: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 195 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Qatar, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2025, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Qatar stood at 195.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Qatar peaked at 202 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1999.
That places Qatar 141st out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 200 | — |
| 1981 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6 | -97.0% |
| 2000 | 31 | +416.7% |
| 2001 | 67 | +116.1% |
| 2002 | 46 | -31.3% |
| 2003 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13 | -71.7% |
| 2009 | 29 | +123.1% |
| 2010 | 51 | +75.9% |
| 2011 | 80 | +56.9% |
| 2012 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 130 | +62.5% |
| 2014 | 132 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 117 | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 176 | +50.4% |
| 2017 | 188 | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 189 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 202 | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 201 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 197 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 197 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 197 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 197 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 195 | -1.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 195 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12,513, 2% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 195 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15,377, 1% of 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 Qatar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +416.7% | 6 | 31 |
| 2009 | +123.1% | 13 | 29 |
| 2001 | +116.1% | 31 | 67 |
| 1999 | -97.0% | 200 | 6 |
| 2010 | +75.9% | 29 | 51 |
| 2008 | -71.7% | 46 | 13 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 200 | 200 | 200 | 6 |
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.6 | 13 | 67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 134.5 | 51 | 202 | 10 |
| 2020s | 197.33 | 195 | 201 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More social development data for Qatar
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 195 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 73 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 73 (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 Qatar?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Qatar was 195 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 202 in 2019.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1999.
- How does Qatar rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Qatar ranks 141st 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 Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar 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.