Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Algeria
Algeria: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0414 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Algeria, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Algeria is 0.0414 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Algeria peaked at 0.0921 units per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Algeria 100th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Algeria, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | +4100.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0166 units per square kilometre | +88.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0218 units per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0218 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0218 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0218 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0701 units per square kilometre | +221.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0701 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0701 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0701 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0731 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0702 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0701 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0714 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.071 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.071 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.071 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0921 units per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 1993 | 0.092 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.092 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0808 units per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0799 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0717 units per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0694 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0694 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0712 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0711 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0711 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.071 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.071 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | -44.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0396 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0396 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0396 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0414 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.041 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0411 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0416 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0414 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.0414 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0093 units per square kilometre, 4.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.0414 units per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0612 units per square kilometre, 68% of 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 Algeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +4100.0% | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0088 units per square kilometre |
| 1981 | +221.2% | 0.0218 units per square kilometre | 0.0701 units per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +88.5% | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | 0.0166 units per square kilometre |
| 2005 | -44.3% | 0.071 units per square kilometre | 0.0395 units per square kilometre |
| 1977 | +31.4% | 0.0166 units per square kilometre | 0.0218 units per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +29.7% | 0.071 units per square kilometre | 0.0921 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0152 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0218 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0658 units per square kilometre | 0.0218 units per square kilometre | 0.0731 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0789 units per square kilometre | 0.0694 units per square kilometre | 0.0921 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0553 units per square kilometre | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | 0.0712 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0397 units per square kilometre | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | 0.0414 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0413 units per square kilometre | 0.041 units per square kilometre | 0.0416 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 97 Central African Republic 0.0528 units per square kilometre compare
- 98 United States of America 0.0447 units per square kilometre compare
- 99 Korea 0.0415 units per square kilometre compare
- 101 Panama 0.0367 units per square kilometre compare
- 102 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0333 units per square kilometre compare
- 103 Kuwait 0.0321 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Algeria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 180,575 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,174 (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 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,174 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0038 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Algeria?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Algeria was 0.0414 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0921 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Algeria rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Algeria ranks 100th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.