Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Ukraine
Ukraine: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 2,370 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Ukraine, 1994–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 2,370 for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Ukraine peaked at 7,321 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2,166, in 2019.
That places Ukraine 114th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 5,193 | — |
| 1995 | 5,193 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3,585 | -31.0% |
| 1997 | 4,566 | +27.4% |
| 1998 | 6,101 | +33.6% |
| 1999 | 2,687 | -56.0% |
| 2000 | 2,927 | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 2,958 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 2,940 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 2,851 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 2,442 | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 2,334 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 2,267 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 7,272 | +220.8% |
| 2008 | 7,189 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 7,321 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 3,016 | -58.8% |
| 2011 | 3,168 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 2,790 | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 2,956 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 3,206 | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 3,261 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 3,292 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 3,241 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 2,606 | -19.6% |
| 2019 | 2,166 | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 2,249 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 2,382 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 2,520 | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 2,512 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 2,389 | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 2,370 | -0.8% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 2,370 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,647, 51% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 2,370 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 62,365, 4% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Ukraine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +220.8% | 2,267 | 7,272 |
| 2010 | -58.8% | 7,321 | 3,016 |
| 1999 | -56.0% | 6,101 | 2,687 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,554 | 2,687 | 6,101 | 6 |
| 2000s | 4,050 | 2,267 | 7,321 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,970 | 2,166 | 3,292 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,404 | 2,249 | 2,520 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More social development data for Ukraine
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,370 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (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 0.134 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (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 Ukraine?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Ukraine was 2,370 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 7,321 in 2009.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,166 in 2019.
- How does Ukraine rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Ukraine ranks 114th 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 Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.