Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0152 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1964–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 0.0152 units per square kilometre for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2023.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0441 units per square kilometre in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 units per square kilometre, in 1964.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 44 groups 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 or territory of in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +185.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | -37.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +118.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 0.016 units per square kilometre | +203.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0276 units per square kilometre | +72.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0377 units per square kilometre | +36.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0441 units per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0398 units per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0377 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0367 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.035 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0341 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0349 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0347 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0285 units per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1991 | 0.027 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0249 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0267 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0256 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0281 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0283 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0308 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0317 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0372 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0345 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0319 units per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0281 units per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0285 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0303 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0295 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.029 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0304 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0308 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0306 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0305 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0343 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0341 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0325 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0334 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0344 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0355 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0345 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0345 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0349 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | -55.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0152 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +203.9% | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | 0.016 units per square kilometre |
| 1971 | +185.0% | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0.0036 units per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +118.6% | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.0048 units per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +72.2% | 0.016 units per square kilometre | 0.0276 units per square kilometre |
| 2022 | -55.2% | 0.0349 units per square kilometre | 0.0157 units per square kilometre |
| 1965 | +50.0% | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1970s | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0.0377 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.037 units per square kilometre | 0.0341 units per square kilometre | 0.0441 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | 0.0249 units per square kilometre | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0309 units per square kilometre | 0.0281 units per square kilometre | 0.0372 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.033 units per square kilometre | 0.0305 units per square kilometre | 0.0355 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0251 units per square kilometre | 0.0152 units per square kilometre | 0.0349 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 38 Chad 0.8743 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Ethiopia 0.8683 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Spain 0.7719 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 North Macedonia 0.7493 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Latvia 0.7354 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Hungary 0.6923 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Portugal 0.6856 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 250,606 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.73 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.73 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (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 4.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 250,606 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13.36 % change on previous year (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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.0152 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0441 units per square kilometre in 1980.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 units per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 41st out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.