Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country … capita asylum in Vietnam
Vietnam: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country … capita asylum was 0 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Vietnam, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Vietnam is 0 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Vietnam peaked at 0.003 units per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2012.
Vietnam ranks 169th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 … capita asylum in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0013 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0013 units per person | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 units per person | -37.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 units per person | +55.5% |
| 1978 | 0.003 units per person | +143.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0007 units per person | -77.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 units per person | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 units per person | -11.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 units per person | -15.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 units per person | -20.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 units per person | +16.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 units per person | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 units per person | -16.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 units per person | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 units per person | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 units per person | -20.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | -69.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 units per person | +576.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 units per person | -57.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -84.8% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -19.1% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -49.2% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -32.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 units per person, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per person, 1% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country … capita asylum in Vietnam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +576.6% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0005 units per person |
| 1978 | +143.6% | 0.0012 units per person | 0.003 units per person |
| 2012 | -100.0% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 2004 | -84.8% | 0.0002 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1979 | -77.2% | 0.003 units per person | 0.0007 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 166 Turkmenistan 0 units per person compare
- 167 China 0 units per person compare
- 168 Uzbekistan 0 units per person compare
- 170 Aruba 0 units per person
- 170 Cape Verde 0 units per person compare
- 170 Curacao 0 units per person compare
- 170 Haiti 0 units per person compare
- 170 Macao 0 units per person compare
- 170 Singapore 0 units per person compare
- 170 Solomon Islands 0 units per person compare
- 170 Sierra Leone 0 units per person compare
- 170 East Timor 0 units per person
- 170 Vanuatu 0 units per person compare
More social development data for Vietnam
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,636 (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 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,636 (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 -31.58 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Vietnam?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Vietnam was 0 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.003 units per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2012.
- How does Vietnam rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Vietnam ranks 169th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.