Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0253 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1969–2023
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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 0.0253 units per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 73.6% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0485 units per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 units per square kilometre, in 2003.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 39th 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | +38.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | +78.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0205 units per square kilometre | +138.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0176 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0185 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0162 units per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0161 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.016 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0485 units per square kilometre | +202.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0485 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0484 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0411 units per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0407 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | -87.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | -30.7% |
| 1999 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0264 units per square kilometre | +1815.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | -36.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0179 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.018 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0181 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0166 units per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0159 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0253 units per square kilometre | +73.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Latin America & Caribbean (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +1815.5% | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0264 units per square kilometre |
| 1988 | +202.9% | 0.016 units per square kilometre | 0.0485 units per square kilometre |
| 1981 | +138.1% | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | 0.0205 units per square kilometre |
| 1993 | -87.1% | 0.0407 units per square kilometre | 0.0053 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.005 units per square kilometre | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0228 units per square kilometre | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | 0.0485 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0154 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.0484 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.007 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0264 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0158 units per square kilometre | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | 0.0253 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 36 Kenya 0.9277 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Bulgaria 0.8992 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
More social development data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 493,239 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.01 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.01 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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 493,239 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.0253 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0485 units per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 units per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 39th 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (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.