Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in OECD members
OECD members: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0084 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in OECD members, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 0.0084 units per person for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 151.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in OECD members peaked at 0.0087 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 units per person, in 1976.
That places OECD members 7th out of 44 groups 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0017 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0016 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0014 units per person | -8.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0015 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0014 units per person | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0013 units per person | -5.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0013 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0013 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0013 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0012 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0012 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0011 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0011 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0013 units per person | +17.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 units per person | +35.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0014 units per person | -15.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0016 units per person | +18.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0018 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0019 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0016 units per person | -11.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0018 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0018 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0018 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0022 units per person | +20.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0023 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0025 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0024 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0029 units per person | +20.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0028 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0028 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0027 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0027 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0024 units per person | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0022 units per person | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0022 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0022 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0021 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 units per person | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.002 units per person | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 units per person | -24.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 units per person | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0017 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 units per person | +48.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0033 units per person | +34.7% |
| 2016 | 0.004 units per person | +18.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0047 units per person | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 0.005 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0051 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0052 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0055 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0081 units per person | +49.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0086 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0087 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0084 units per person | -3.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in OECD members 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 | +49.1% | 0.0055 units per person | 0.0081 units per person |
| 2014 | +48.6% | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0025 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 4 Republic of Moldova 0.0633 units per person compare
- 5 Mauritania 0.0567 units per person compare
- 6 South Sudan 0.0494 units per person compare
- 7 Armenia 0.0399 units per person compare
- 8 Jordan 0.0379 units per person compare
- 9 Uganda 0.0377 units per person compare
- 10 Czechia 0.0363 units per person compare
More social development data for OECD members
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.80 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 289,139 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 289,139 (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 -2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.80 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 % 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 0.3369 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in OECD members?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in OECD members was 0.0084 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0087 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 units per person in 1976.
- How does OECD members rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- OECD members ranks 7th 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 OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 151.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members 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.