Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Cuba
Cuba: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0013 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Cuba, 1974–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Cuba stood at 0.0013 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.8% on the previous year and down 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Cuba peaked at 0.0474 units per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Cuba 149th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 or territory of in Cuba, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0.0242 units per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0372 units per square kilometre | +53.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0285 units per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0277 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | -32.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0372 units per square kilometre | +99.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0371 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0474 units per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0336 units per square kilometre | -29.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | -44.8% |
| 1995 | 0.017 units per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0158 units per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -21.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0255 units per square kilometre | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | 0.0372 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0214 units per square kilometre | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | 0.0372 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0223 units per square kilometre | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | 0.0474 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 146 Honduras 0.0016 units per square kilometre compare
- 147 Argentina 0.0015 units per square kilometre compare
- 148 Botswana 0.0013 units per square kilometre compare
- 150 Colombia 0.0012 units per square kilometre compare
- 151 Libya 0.001 units per square kilometre compare
- 152 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.001 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Cuba
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 115 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,395 (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 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,395 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Cuba?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Cuba was 0.0013 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0474 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Cuba rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Cuba ranks 149th 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 Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba 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.