Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0232 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Papua New Guinea, 1978–2023
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 Papua New Guinea is 0.0232 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0261 units per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per square kilometre, in 1981.
Papua New Guinea ranks 110th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -85.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | +1366.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | -44.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0242 units per square kilometre | +790.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0259 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0249 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0212 units per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0171 units per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0187 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0212 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0225 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0181 units per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0181 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0165 units per square kilometre | +51.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0168 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0221 units per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0225 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0221 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0221 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0214 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0214 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0207 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0207 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0207 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.021 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.021 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.021 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0221 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0221 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0214 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0238 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0261 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0232 units per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0232 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0232 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0286 units per square kilometre, 81% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0232 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0006 units per square kilometre, 39.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +1366.7% | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0049 units per square kilometre |
| 1984 | +790.2% | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | 0.0242 units per square kilometre |
| 1981 | -85.0% | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0144 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0259 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0174 units per square kilometre | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | 0.0225 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0178 units per square kilometre | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | 0.0225 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0212 units per square kilometre | 0.0207 units per square kilometre | 0.0221 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0241 units per square kilometre | 0.0232 units per square kilometre | 0.0261 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 107 Zimbabwe 0.0261 units per square kilometre compare
- 108 Tunisia 0.0257 units per square kilometre compare
- 109 Benin 0.0251 units per square kilometre compare
- 111 Uzbekistan 0.0213 units per square kilometre compare
- 112 Angola 0.0202 units per square kilometre compare
- 113 United Arab Emirates 0.0199 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Papua New Guinea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,727 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 644 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (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 644 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Papua New Guinea was 0.0232 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0261 units per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 110th 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New 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.