Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Guinea
Guinea: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0089 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Guinea, 1990–2023
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 Guinea is 0.0089 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 74.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Guinea peaked at 2.74 units per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0089 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Guinea 125th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.32 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 2.23 units per square kilometre | +68.6% |
| 1992 | 1.95 units per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1993 | 2.35 units per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1994 | 2.25 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 2.74 units per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1996 | 2.7 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 1.77 units per square kilometre | -34.4% |
| 1998 | 1.96 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 2.04 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 1.74 units per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7262 units per square kilometre | -58.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7413 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7502 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5667 units per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2585 units per square kilometre | -54.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1281 units per square kilometre | -50.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1026 units per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0874 units per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0624 units per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0574 units per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0676 units per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0422 units per square kilometre | -37.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0348 units per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.036 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0206 units per square kilometre | -42.6% |
| 2017 | 0.021 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0245 units per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0234 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | -61.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.0089 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0286 units per square kilometre, 31% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.0089 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0554 units per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.13 units per square kilometre | 1.32 units per square kilometre | 2.74 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5162 units per square kilometre | 0.0624 units per square kilometre | 1.74 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0353 units per square kilometre | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | 0.0676 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0164 units per square kilometre | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | 0.0245 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 122 Lesotho 0.0105 units per square kilometre compare
- 123 Belize 0.0094 units per square kilometre compare
- 124 Guatemala 0.0092 units per square kilometre compare
- 126 Turkmenistan 0.0077 units per square kilometre compare
- 127 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0075 units per square kilometre compare
- 128 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0074 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Guinea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,154 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 47,692 (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 0.0032 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 47,692 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Guinea?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Guinea was 0.0089 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.74 units per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0089 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Guinea rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Guinea ranks 125th 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 Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea 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.