Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in South Sudan
South Sudan: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0494 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in South Sudan, 2011–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 0.0494 units per person for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.6% on the previous year and up 108.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in South Sudan peaked at 0.0494 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0102 units per person, in 2011.
South Sudan ranks 6th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.0102 units per person | — |
| 2012 | 0.0188 units per person | +84.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0206 units per person | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0221 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0237 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0242 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0276 units per person | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0288 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0286 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0294 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0307 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.028 units per person | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0332 units per person | +18.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0431 units per person | +29.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0494 units per person | +14.6% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.0494 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0016 units per person, 30.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.0494 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0015 units per person, 33.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in South Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +84.5% | 0.0102 units per person | 0.0188 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0227 units per person | 0.0102 units per person | 0.0288 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0356 units per person | 0.028 units per person | 0.0494 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More social development data for South Sudan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 601,818 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.39 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.1958 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.39 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 16.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in South Sudan?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in South Sudan was 0.0494 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0494 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0102 units per person in 2011.
- How does South Sudan rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- South Sudan ranks 6th 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 South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.