Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Latvia
Latvia: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.7354 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Latvia, 1999–2023
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 Latvia stood at 0.7354 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.2% on the previous year and up 30,610.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Latvia peaked at 0.7354 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 1999.
That places Latvia 42nd out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 Latvia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +220.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +120.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +48.1% |
| 2010 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +46.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | +76.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | +92.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6276 units per square kilometre | +5439.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7354 units per square kilometre | +17.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Latvia 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 | +5439.7% | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | 0.6276 units per square kilometre |
| 2003 | +220.0% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.005 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3461 units per square kilometre | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | 0.7354 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 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
- 43 Hungary 0.6923 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Portugal 0.6856 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 Iraq 0.6599 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Latvia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 32,454 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 189 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (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 189 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0176 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 Latvia?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Latvia was 0.7354 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7354 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1999.
- How does Latvia rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Latvia ranks 42nd 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 Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30,610.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia 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.