Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Chad
Chad: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0715 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Chad, 1992–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Chad recorded 0.0715 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 34 years on record.
The figure is up 13.5% on the previous year and up 183.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Chad peaked at 0.0715 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1993.
That places Chad 3rd 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 Chad, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -13.5% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +65.5% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +187.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 units per person | +2755.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0029 units per person | +157.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 units per person | -27.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 units per person | -29.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0037 units per person | +149.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0154 units per person | +320.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0262 units per person | +69.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0267 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0268 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0265 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0288 units per person | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0285 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0283 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0287 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0283 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0317 units per person | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0319 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0252 units per person | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0259 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0263 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0279 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0265 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0278 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0312 units per person | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0321 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.057 units per person | +77.4% |
| 2024 | 0.063 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0715 units per person | +13.5% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.0715 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0016 units per person, 43.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.0715 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0015 units per person, 49.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Chad 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +2755.4% | 0 units per person | 0.0011 units per person |
| 2003 | +320.5% | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0154 units per person |
| 1997 | +187.9% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1999 | +157.4% | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0029 units per person |
| 2002 | +149.5% | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0037 units per person |
| 2023 | +77.4% | 0.0321 units per person | 0.057 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0005 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0186 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0288 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0281 units per person | 0.0252 units per person | 0.0319 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0471 units per person | 0.0278 units per person | 0.0715 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 1 Lebanon 0.0915 units per person compare
- 2 Libya 0.0741 units per person compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 0.0633 units per person compare
- 5 Mauritania 0.0567 units per person compare
- 6 South Sudan 0.0494 units per person compare
More social development data for Chad
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.50 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,281 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,281 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Chad?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Chad was 0.0715 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0715 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1993.
- How does Chad rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Chad ranks 3rd 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 Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 183.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad 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.