Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Belgium
Belgium: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0156 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Belgium, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Belgium stood at 0.0156 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 398.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Belgium peaked at 0.0156 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 units per person, in 1974.
That places Belgium 32nd out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Belgium, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.006 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0058 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0055 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0054 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.005 units per person | -6.9% |
| 1965 | 0.005 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0042 units per person | -15.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0035 units per person | -15.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0034 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0031 units per person | -9.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0033 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 0.003 units per person | -8.1% |
| 1972 | 0.003 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 units per person | -31.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 units per person | -44.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0017 units per person | +50.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0017 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0017 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0032 units per person | +88.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0033 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0036 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0021 units per person | -40.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0036 units per person | +66.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0037 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0037 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0036 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0022 units per person | -38.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0023 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0026 units per person | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0026 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0024 units per person | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0024 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0025 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 units per person | -22.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0031 units per person | +62.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0036 units per person | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0035 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 units per person | -57.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 units per person | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 units per person | -35.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0013 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0015 units per person | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 units per person | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 0.002 units per person | +23.6% |
| 2012 | 0.002 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0023 units per person | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0026 units per person | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0031 units per person | +20.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 units per person | +18.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0037 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0037 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0054 units per person | +45.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0056 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0064 units per person | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0129 units per person | +101.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0142 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0155 units per person | +8.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0156 units per person | +0.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0156 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0059 units per person, 2.7× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0156 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0133 units per person, 1.2× 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 Belgium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +101.9% | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0129 units per person |
| 1979 | +88.1% | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0032 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.003 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0117 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0156 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More social development data for Belgium
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 186,393 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 113 (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 113 (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 1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Belgium?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Belgium was 0.0156 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0156 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 units per person in 1974.
- How does Belgium rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Belgium ranks 32nd 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 Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 398.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium 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.