Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0057 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1960–2025
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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) is 0.0057 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.8% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 0.0214 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1967.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 22nd of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | +47.4% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | +42.0% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | -35.2% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | -48.0% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | +136.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 units per person | +47.4% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | -38.9% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +35.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per person | +22.4% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | -41.0% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | -39.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per person | +436.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0032 units per person | +2731.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0032 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 units per person | -87.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0025 units per person | +530.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0071 units per person | +186.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0152 units per person | +114.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0171 units per person | +12.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0175 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0158 units per person | -9.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0173 units per person | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0184 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0188 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0188 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0184 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0214 units per person | +16.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0214 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0165 units per person | -22.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0115 units per person | -30.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0095 units per person | -17.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0091 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0088 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0083 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.008 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0077 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0093 units per person | +21.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0095 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0063 units per person | -33.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0051 units per person | -18.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0055 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0047 units per person | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0068 units per person | +43.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0101 units per person | +48.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0088 units per person | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0085 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0085 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0073 units per person | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0067 units per person | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0082 units per person | +22.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0091 units per person | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0086 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0078 units per person | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0078 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0076 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0074 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0069 units per person | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0067 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0106 units per person | +57.0% |
| 2023 | 0.011 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0102 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0057 units per person | -43.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +2731.0% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0032 units per person |
| 1979 | +530.3% | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0025 units per person |
| 1975 | +436.4% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
| 1980 | +186.8% | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0071 units per person |
| 1968 | +136.3% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1981 | +114.0% | 0.0071 units per person | 0.0152 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0009 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0164 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | 0.0188 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0122 units per person | 0.0077 units per person | 0.0214 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0101 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0079 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 0.0091 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0085 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 0.011 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 19 Liechtenstein 0.0241 units per person compare
- 20 Switzerland 0.0229 units per person compare
- 21 Norway 0.0221 units per person compare
- 22 Iceland 0.0216 units per person compare
- 23 Djibouti 0.021 units per person compare
- 24 Montenegro 0.0197 units per person compare
- 25 Lithuania 0.0188 units per person compare
More social development data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.29 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.20 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0109 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.20 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 -42.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.29 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -33.91 % 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 0.7949 units per square kilometre (2023)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 0.0057 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0214 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1967.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 22nd 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.