Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in El Salvador
El Salvador: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0051 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in El Salvador, 1972–2023
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 El Salvador stood at 0.0051 units per square kilometre.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 152.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in El Salvador peaked at 1 units per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1979.
That places El Salvador 137th 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0188 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | -46.2% |
| 1986 | 0.015 units per square kilometre | +47.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0145 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9821 units per square kilometre | +6683.3% |
| 1989 | 1 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9797 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.97 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9606 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | -99.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -71.7% |
| 1999 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +171.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | +232.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | -78.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +39.4% |
| 2016 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +104.2% |
| 2022 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0051 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0093 units per square kilometre, 55% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0051 units per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0063 units per square kilometre, 81% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +6683.3% | 0.0145 units per square kilometre | 0.9821 units per square kilometre |
| 2003 | +232.4% | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | 0.0119 units per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +171.4% | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +104.2% | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 0.0047 units per square kilometre |
| 1979 | -100.0% | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 1993 | -99.2% | 0.9606 units per square kilometre | 0.0078 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.3402 units per square kilometre | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | 1 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.2948 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.9797 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 134 Sri Lanka 0.0061 units per square kilometre compare
- 135 Comoros 0.0054 units per square kilometre compare
- 136 Peru 0.0052 units per square kilometre compare
- 138 Australia 0.0045 units per square kilometre compare
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More social development data for El Salvador
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 182 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 68,182 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0107 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 68,182 (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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in El Salvador?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in El Salvador was 0.0051 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1 units per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1979.
- How does El Salvador rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- El Salvador ranks 137th 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 El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 152.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.