Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in High income
High income: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.1936 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in High income, 1961–2023
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 High income is 0.1936 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 516.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in High income peaked at 0.1936 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0303 units per square kilometre, in 1976.
That places High income 33rd out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in High income, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.038 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0368 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.034 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0682 units per square kilometre | +100.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0736 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0717 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0346 units per square kilometre | -51.8% |
| 1968 | 0.035 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0353 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0353 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0348 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.034 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.031 units per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0305 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0305 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0303 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0508 units per square kilometre | +42.2% |
| 1979 | 0.052 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0428 units per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0465 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0497 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0528 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.048 units per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0551 units per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0564 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0518 units per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0588 units per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0619 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0691 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0689 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0667 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0656 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0633 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0679 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0605 units per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0536 units per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0531 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0493 units per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0547 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0557 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.054 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0513 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.047 units per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0543 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0439 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0391 units per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0387 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0382 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0382 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0314 units per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0381 units per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0439 units per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0526 units per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0587 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0626 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0668 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0679 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.072 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1775 units per square kilometre | +146.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1936 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +146.5% | 0.072 units per square kilometre | 0.1775 units per square kilometre |
| 1964 | +100.4% | 0.034 units per square kilometre | 0.0682 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0475 units per square kilometre | 0.034 units per square kilometre | 0.0736 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0365 units per square kilometre | 0.0303 units per square kilometre | 0.052 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0524 units per square kilometre | 0.0428 units per square kilometre | 0.0619 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0635 units per square kilometre | 0.0531 units per square kilometre | 0.0691 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0493 units per square kilometre | 0.0391 units per square kilometre | 0.0557 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0469 units per square kilometre | 0.0314 units per square kilometre | 0.0668 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1278 units per square kilometre | 0.0679 units per square kilometre | 0.1936 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 30 Lithuania 1.28 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 France 1.23 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Cameroon 1.03 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Italy 1.01 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Djibouti 0.995 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Estonia 0.983 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Kenya 0.9277 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for High income
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.68 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 149,559 (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 149,559 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0068 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 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.68 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.03 % 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 High income?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in High income was 0.1936 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1936 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0303 units per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does High income rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- High income ranks 33rd 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 High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 516.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.