Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Mauritius
Mauritius: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0025 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Mauritius, 1999–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.0025 units per square kilometre for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 68.8% over five years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Mauritius peaked at 0.0212 units per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2016.
That places Mauritius 145th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.0212 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | -67.4% |
| 2016 | 0 units per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2018 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | +220.0% |
| 2019 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | -50.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.0025 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0093 units per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.0025 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0554 units per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0212 units per square kilometre | 0.0212 units per square kilometre | 0.0212 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.01 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | 0.01 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 142 Philippines 0.0031 units per square kilometre compare
- 143 Jamaica 0.0029 units per square kilometre compare
- 144 Nicaragua 0.0026 units per square kilometre compare
- 146 Honduras 0.0016 units per square kilometre compare
- 147 Argentina 0.0015 units per square kilometre compare
- 148 Botswana 0.0013 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Mauritius
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 283 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate -50 % 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 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 283 (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 Mauritius?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Mauritius was 0.0025 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0212 units per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Mauritius rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Mauritius ranks 145th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.