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
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Suriname, 1992–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.67 | 11 | 52 | 6 |
| 2010s | 29.75 | 0 | 44 | 4 |
| 2020s | 24.17 | 19 | 29 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More social development data for Suriname
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 56 (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 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 56 (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 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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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.