Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Suriname

Suriname: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 24 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
24
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
151st
of 179 countries
All-time high
52
in 1992
All-time low
0
in 2016
Years of data
16
1992–2025

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Suriname, 1992–2025

02040601992200820251992: 521993: 501994: 391995: 29.71996: 20.31997: 112016: 02017: 342018: 412019: 442020: 192021: 292022: 252023: 242024: 242025: 24

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Suriname is 24, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.3% over five years.

Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Suriname peaked at 52 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2016.

That places Suriname 151st out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled in Suriname, 1992 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1992 52
1993 50 -3.8%
1994 39 -22.0%
1995 29.67 -23.9%
1996 20.33 -31.5%
1997 11 -45.9%
2016 0 -100.0%
2017 34
2018 41 +20.6%
2019 44 +7.3%
2020 19 -56.8%
2021 29 +52.6%
2022 25 -13.8%
2023 24 -4.0%
2024 24 +0.0%
2025 24 +0.0%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 24 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,647, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 24 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 290.5, 8% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33.67 11 52 6
2010s 29.75 0 44 4
2020s 24.17 19 29 6

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 148 Cayman Islands 53 compare
  2. 149 Guyana 35 compare
  3. 150 Jamaica 31 compare
  4. 151 Guinea-Bissau 24 compare
  5. 151 Mauritius 24 compare
  6. 154 Cambodia 23 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Suriname?
Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Suriname was 24 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 52 in 1992.
What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2016.
How does Suriname rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Suriname ranks 151st out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Suriname 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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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.

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Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
226 places, 10,579 data points, 1960–2025
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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.