Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Singapore
Singapore: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Singapore, 1978–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Singapore is 0, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Singapore peaked at 900 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1981.
That places Singapore 170th 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 Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 730 | — |
| 1979 | 900 | +23.3% |
| 1980 | 450 | -50.0% |
| 1981 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 480 | — |
| 1983 | 290 | -39.6% |
| 1984 | 213.33 | -26.4% |
| 1985 | 136.67 | -35.9% |
| 1986 | 60 | -56.1% |
| 1987 | 320 | +433.3% |
| 1988 | 320 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 480 | +50.0% |
| 1990 | 146 | -69.6% |
| 1991 | 166 | +13.7% |
| 1992 | 115 | -30.7% |
| 1993 | 5 | -95.7% |
| 1994 | 10 | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 109 | +990.0% |
| 1996 | 10 | -90.8% |
| 1997 | 5 | -50.0% |
| 1998 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 7 | — |
| 2008 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | -28.6% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.75 | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 2.5 | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 1.25 | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12,513. (65 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 155. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Singapore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +990.0% | 10 | 109 |
| 1987 | +433.3% | 60 | 320 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 815 | 730 | 900 | 2 |
| 1980s | 275 | 0 | 480 | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.1 | 0 | 166 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.75 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.25 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 170 Aruba 0
- 170 Cape Verde 0 compare
- 170 Curaçao 0 compare
- 170 Haiti 0 compare
- 170 Macau, China 0 compare
- 170 Solomon Islands 0 compare
- 170 Sierra Leone 0 compare
- 170 Timor-Leste 0
- 170 Vanuatu 0 compare
More social development data for Singapore
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 43 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 43 (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 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 Singapore?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Singapore was 0 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 900 in 1979.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1981.
- How does Singapore rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Singapore ranks 170th 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 Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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.