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

Vanuatu: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0
World rank
170th
of 179 countries
All-time high
5
in 2008
All-time low
0
in 2021
Years of data
8
2008–2025

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Vanuatu, 2008–2025

0123452008201620252008: 52009: 52010: 52021: 02022: 02023: 02024: 02025: 0

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Vanuatu recorded 0 for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 8 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 Vanuatu peaked at 5 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2021.

Vanuatu ranks 170th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled in Vanuatu, 2008 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2008 5
2009 5 +0.0%
2010 5 +0.0%
2021 0 -100.0%
2022 0
2023 0
2024 0
2025 0

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,476. (42 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 0 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 155. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5 5 5 2
2010s 5 5 5 1
2020s 0 0 0 5

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 170 Aruba 0
  2. 170 Cape Verde 0 compare
  3. 170 Curaçao 0 compare
  4. 170 Haiti 0 compare
  5. 170 Macau, China 0 compare
  6. 170 Singapore 0 compare
  7. 170 Solomon Islands 0 compare
  8. 170 Sierra Leone 0 compare
  9. 170 Timor-Leste 0

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Frequently asked questions

What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Vanuatu?
Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 5 in 2008.
What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2021.
How does Vanuatu rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Vanuatu 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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Indicator
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.