Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Austria
Austria: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0311 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Austria, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Austria recorded 0.0311 units per person for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 272.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Austria peaked at 0.0311 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 units per person, in 2002.
That places Austria 13th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Austria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0055 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0048 units per person | -13.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0042 units per person | -12.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0038 units per person | -10.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0035 units per person | -8.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0034 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0033 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0033 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0032 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0034 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0034 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0033 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0033 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0033 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0033 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0026 units per person | -19.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0033 units per person | +25.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0026 units per person | -20.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0026 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0033 units per person | +25.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0021 units per person | -37.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0024 units per person | +15.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0046 units per person | +95.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0049 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0052 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0054 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0054 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0054 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0053 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0052 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0046 units per person | -12.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0044 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.008 units per person | +78.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0073 units per person | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0051 units per person | -29.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0043 units per person | -15.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0112 units per person | +158.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0106 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0101 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0103 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0019 units per person | -81.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 units per person | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.002 units per person | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0022 units per person | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0026 units per person | +18.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0031 units per person | +19.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0037 units per person | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0045 units per person | +21.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0047 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0051 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0056 units per person | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0061 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0066 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0071 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0084 units per person | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0107 units per person | +27.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0131 units per person | +22.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0146 units per person | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0153 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0159 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.017 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0286 units per person | +68.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0282 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.031 units per person | +9.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0311 units per person | +0.3% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.0311 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0059 units per person, 5.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.0311 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0133 units per person, 2.3× 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 Austria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +158.8% | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0112 units per person |
| 1982 | +95.2% | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0046 units per person |
| 2000 | -81.2% | 0.0103 units per person | 0.0019 units per person |
| 1992 | +78.7% | 0.0044 units per person | 0.008 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0076 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0112 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0092 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0153 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0253 units per person | 0.0159 units per person | 0.0311 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More social development data for Austria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 286,651 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 33 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (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 33 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.64 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Austria?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Austria was 0.0311 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0311 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 units per person in 2002.
- How does Austria rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Austria ranks 13th 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 Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 272.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria 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, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.