Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Netherlands

Netherlands: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0157 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.0157 units per person
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
30th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.0157 units per person
in 2025
All-time low
0.0006 units per person
in 1976
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Netherlands, 1960–2025

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2025, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Netherlands stood at 0.0157 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 200.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Netherlands peaked at 0.0157 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 units per person, in 1976.

That places Netherlands 30th 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 Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Netherlands, 1960 to 2025.
Year units per person Change
1960 0.001 units per person
1961 0.0009 units per person -17.8%
1962 0.0008 units per person -1.4%
1963 0.0008 units per person -6.3%
1964 0.0008 units per person -1.3%
1965 0.0007 units per person -6.6%
1966 0.0007 units per person -6.8%
1967 0.0006 units per person -6.9%
1968 0.0006 units per person -1.0%
1969 0.0006 units per person -1.2%
1970 0.0007 units per person +5.2%
1971 0.0007 units per person -0.3%
1972 0.0007 units per person +1.6%
1973 0.0006 units per person -5.7%
1974 0.0006 units per person -5.3%
1975 0.0006 units per person -2.9%
1976 0.0006 units per person -0.2%
1977 0.0006 units per person +0.7%
1978 0.0006 units per person -0.6%
1979 0.0007 units per person +24.1%
1980 0.0008 units per person +19.1%
1981 0.0009 units per person +7.6%
1982 0.001 units per person +7.2%
1983 0.001 units per person +3.2%
1984 0.001 units per person +3.0%
1985 0.0011 units per person +2.9%
1986 0.0011 units per person +2.7%
1987 0.0016 units per person +49.1%
1988 0.0018 units per person +7.5%
1989 0.0011 units per person -35.0%
1990 0.0012 units per person +1.5%
1991 0.0013 units per person +8.8%
1992 0.002 units per person +55.1%
1993 0.0028 units per person +45.4%
1994 0.004 units per person +42.0%
1995 0.0052 units per person +28.0%
1996 0.0066 units per person +27.7%
1997 0.0076 units per person +14.5%
1998 0.0084 units per person +10.7%
1999 0.0088 units per person +4.7%
2000 0.0092 units per person +4.7%
2001 0.0095 units per person +3.1%
2002 0.0092 units per person -3.0%
2003 0.0087 units per person -5.5%
2004 0.0078 units per person -10.3%
2005 0.0072 units per person -7.0%
2006 0.0062 units per person -15.0%
2007 0.0053 units per person -14.1%
2008 0.0047 units per person -10.7%
2009 0.0046 units per person -2.6%
2010 0.0045 units per person -1.9%
2011 0.0045 units per person -0.9%
2012 0.0043 units per person -4.0%
2013 0.0044 units per person +3.6%
2014 0.0049 units per person +10.0%
2015 0.0052 units per person +6.8%
2016 0.006 units per person +14.3%
2017 0.0061 units per person +1.5%
2018 0.0059 units per person -2.5%
2019 0.0054 units per person -7.9%
2020 0.0055 units per person +1.0%
2021 0.0057 units per person +3.3%
2022 0.0134 units per person +136.1%
2023 0.0133 units per person -0.8%
2024 0.0146 units per person +10.1%
2025 0.0157 units per person +7.2%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 0.0157 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0059 units per person, 2.7× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 0.0157 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0133 units per person, 1.2× 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 Netherlands 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.

YearChange FromTo
2022 +136.1% 0.0057 units per person 0.0134 units per person
1992 +55.1% 0.0013 units per person 0.002 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0008 units per person 0.0006 units per person 0.001 units per person 10
1970s 0.0006 units per person 0.0006 units per person 0.0007 units per person 10
1980s 0.0011 units per person 0.0008 units per person 0.0018 units per person 10
1990s 0.0048 units per person 0.0012 units per person 0.0088 units per person 10
2000s 0.0072 units per person 0.0046 units per person 0.0095 units per person 10
2010s 0.0051 units per person 0.0043 units per person 0.0061 units per person 10
2020s 0.0114 units per person 0.0055 units per person 0.0157 units per person 6

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 27 Latvia 0.0176 units per person compare
  2. 28 Bulgaria 0.0164 units per person compare
  3. 29 Denmark 0.0158 units per person compare
  4. 31 Sudan 0.0157 units per person compare
  5. 32 Belgium 0.0156 units per person compare
  6. 33 Luxembourg 0.015 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Netherlands?
Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Netherlands was 0.0157 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 Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.0157 units per person in 2025.
What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 units per person in 1976.
How does Netherlands rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Netherlands ranks 30th 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 Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 200.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Netherlands 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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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

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Indicator
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 10,431 data points, 1960–2025
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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.