Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Thailand
Thailand: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0012 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Thailand, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Thailand stood at 0.0012 units per person.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Thailand peaked at 0.0057 units per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 units per person, in 1992.
Thailand ranks 84th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Thailand, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0019 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.002 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0023 units per person | +15.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0032 units per person | +39.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0034 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0057 units per person | +68.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0041 units per person | -27.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0036 units per person | -14.1% |
| 1983 | 0.003 units per person | -16.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0026 units per person | -12.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0026 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0023 units per person | -9.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0022 units per person | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 0.002 units per person | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0019 units per person | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0018 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0016 units per person | -13.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 units per person | -29.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 units per person | +84.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0017 units per person | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0018 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0028 units per person | +54.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0022 units per person | -19.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 units per person | -28.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0017 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.002 units per person | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 units per person | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 units per person | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 units per person | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.002 units per person | +60.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0019 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 units per person | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0012 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0012 units per person | -0.4% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.0012 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 units per person, 4.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.0012 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per person, 64.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +84.5% | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0021 units per person |
| 1980 | +68.9% | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0057 units per person |
| 2013 | +60.6% | 0.0012 units per person | 0.002 units per person |
| 1997 | +54.6% | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0028 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.003 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More social development data for Thailand
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 84,017 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 327 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 327 (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 -0.4786 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Thailand?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Thailand was 0.0012 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0057 units per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 units per person in 1992.
- How does Thailand rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Thailand ranks 84th 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 Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.