Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Belarus
Belarus: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.197 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Belarus, 1994–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 0.197 units per square kilometre for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2023. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 102.8% on the previous year and up 6,572.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Belarus peaked at 0.197 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per square kilometre, in 1997.
Belarus ranks 70th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Belarus, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.009 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 0.1429 units per square kilometre | +1489.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1505 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -99.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +248.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +73.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 2002 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | +53.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | +96.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 2018 | 0.011 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0971 units per square kilometre | +622.3% |
| 2023 | 0.197 units per square kilometre | +102.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0507 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.1505 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0805 units per square kilometre | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | 0.197 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 67 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2133 units per square kilometre compare
- 68 Niger 0.2131 units per square kilometre compare
- 69 Cayman Islands 0.2042 units per square kilometre compare
- 71 Albania 0.1854 units per square kilometre compare
- 72 Congo 0.1776 units per square kilometre compare
- 73 Thailand 0.1709 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Belarus
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,794 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 19,462 (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 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 19,462 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 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 Belarus?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Belarus was 0.197 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.197 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Belarus rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Belarus ranks 70th 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 Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6,572.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus 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.