Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Montenegro
Montenegro: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0197 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Montenegro, 2006–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 0.0197 units per person for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025.
The figure is down 34.2% on the previous year and up 598.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Montenegro peaked at 0.1038 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per person, in 2020.
That places Montenegro 24th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 Montenegro, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.0113 units per person | — |
| 2007 | 0.0138 units per person | +22.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0401 units per person | +189.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0388 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0264 units per person | -32.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0207 units per person | -21.5% |
| 2012 | 0.018 units per person | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0136 units per person | -24.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0103 units per person | -23.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0028 units per person | -72.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 units per person | -45.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 units per person | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 units per person | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.001 units per person | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 units per person | -74.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.052 units per person | +18479.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1038 units per person | +99.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0299 units per person | -71.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0197 units per person | -34.2% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 0.0197 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 units per person, 72.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 0.0197 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0133 units per person, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Montenegro 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +18479.5% | 0.0003 units per person | 0.052 units per person |
| 2008 | +189.6% | 0.0138 units per person | 0.0401 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.026 units per person | 0.0113 units per person | 0.0401 units per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0097 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0264 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0343 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.1038 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More social development data for Montenegro
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,269 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 696 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 696 (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 -34.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Montenegro?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Montenegro was 0.0197 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1038 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 2020.
- How does Montenegro rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Montenegro ranks 24th 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 Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 598.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.