Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Guinea-Bissau, 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0 units per person for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.0219 units per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2025.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 157th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1990 | 0.0031 units per person | +2262.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0047 units per person | +50.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0119 units per person | +155.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0196 units per person | +64.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0219 units per person | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0137 units per person | -37.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0135 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0137 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0056 units per person | -59.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0059 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0061 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0058 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0059 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0057 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0056 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0055 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0055 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0054 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0053 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0052 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0049 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0048 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0047 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.005 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.005 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0049 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0051 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.006 units per person | +18.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0025 units per person | -57.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 units per person | -62.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -98.7% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0016 units per person, 1% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0015 units per person, 1% of 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 Guinea-Bissau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +2262.8% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0031 units per person |
| 1992 | +155.0% | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0119 units per person |
| 2022 | -98.7% | 0.0009 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1993 | +64.9% | 0.0119 units per person | 0.0196 units per person |
| 2019 | -62.8% | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0009 units per person |
| 1998 | -59.4% | 0.0137 units per person | 0.0056 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0113 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0219 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More social development data for Guinea-Bissau
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,800 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 20 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,800 (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 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Guinea-Bissau?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Guinea-Bissau was 0 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0219 units per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2025.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 157th 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.