Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 213 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Sri Lanka, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 213 for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Sri Lanka peaked at 1,041 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11, in 1994.
Sri Lanka ranks 140th 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 by country or territory of in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15 | — |
| 1992 | 21 | +40.0% |
| 1993 | 19 | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 11 | -42.1% |
| 1995 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 21 | +90.9% |
| 1998 | 25 | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 18 | -28.0% |
| 2000 | 12 | -33.3% |
| 2001 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 22 | +69.2% |
| 2003 | 26 | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 60 | +130.8% |
| 2005 | 106 | +76.7% |
| 2006 | 162 | +52.8% |
| 2007 | 184 | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 271 | +47.3% |
| 2009 | 251 | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 224 | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 187 | -16.5% |
| 2012 | 109 | -41.7% |
| 2013 | 143 | +31.2% |
| 2014 | 508 | +255.2% |
| 2015 | 781 | +53.7% |
| 2016 | 602 | -22.9% |
| 2017 | 820 | +36.2% |
| 2018 | 796 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 1,041 | +30.8% |
| 2020 | 1,008 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 907 | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 504 | -44.4% |
| 2023 | 377 | -25.2% |
| 2024 | 232 | -38.5% |
| 2025 | 213 | -8.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 213 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,647, 5% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +255.2% | 143 | 508 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17 | 11 | 25 | 9 |
| 2000s | 110.7 | 12 | 271 | 10 |
| 2010s | 521.1 | 109 | 1,041 | 10 |
| 2020s | 540.17 | 213 | 1,008 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More social development data for Sri Lanka
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 213 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 148,369 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0068 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 148,369 (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 Sri Lanka?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Sri Lanka was 213 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1,041 in 2019.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 1994.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Sri Lanka ranks 140th 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 Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.