Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0112 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 0.0112 units per person.
The figure is down 20.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0154 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1964.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 44 groups on this measure, 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 units per person | +1086.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 units per person | -9.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 units per person | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | -88.9% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +162.6% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -62.1% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +17.7% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +69.7% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -24.0% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -13.4% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +45.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 units per person | +533.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | -16.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0053 units per person | +3512.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0054 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0051 units per person | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0057 units per person | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0052 units per person | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0051 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0053 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0054 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0042 units per person | -21.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0037 units per person | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0033 units per person | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 units per person | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0028 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.002 units per person | -27.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 units per person | -45.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 units per person | -41.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 units per person | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 units per person | -16.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 units per person | +191.7% |
| 2013 | 0.003 units per person | +89.8% |
| 2014 | 0.007 units per person | +134.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0109 units per person | +55.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0122 units per person | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0145 units per person | +19.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0152 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0147 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0152 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0153 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0154 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0153 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.014 units per person | -8.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0112 units per person | -20.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +3512.1% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0053 units per person |
| 1965 | +1086.7% | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person |
| 1989 | +533.4% | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person |
| 2012 | +191.7% | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0016 units per person |
| 1980 | +162.6% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 2014 | +134.7% | 0.003 units per person | 0.007 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.008 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0152 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0144 units per person | 0.0112 units per person | 0.0154 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More social development data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.83 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.66 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0223 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.66 million (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 -19.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.83 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.58 % change on previous year (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 0.6447 units per square kilometre (2023)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 0.0112 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0154 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1964.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.