Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Jamaica
Jamaica: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0 units per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Jamaica, 1991–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Jamaica is 0 units per person, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Jamaica peaked at 0 units per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2019.
That places Jamaica 156th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +1682.3% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -34.0% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -37.3% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -45.3% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +33.5% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -30.7% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -21.2% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +27.3% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -43.7% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +14.5% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 units per person, 4% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0001 units per person, 11% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Jamaica 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 | +1682.3% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More social development data for Jamaica
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 31 (2022)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,642 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0009 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,642 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Jamaica?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Jamaica was 0 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2019.
- How does Jamaica rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Jamaica ranks 156th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.