Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.2364 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Post-demographic dividend, 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 Post-demographic dividend is 0.2364 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and up 387.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 0.2364 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0349 units per square kilometre, in 1976.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 31st of 44 groups on this measure, 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0441 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0427 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0792 units per square kilometre | +100.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0855 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0833 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0401 units per square kilometre | -51.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0406 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0407 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0408 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.04 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0392 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0356 units per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0352 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0352 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0349 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0411 units per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0545 units per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0562 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0456 units per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0509 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0549 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0585 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0513 units per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0579 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0578 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.059 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.059 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0626 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0711 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0734 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1032 units per square kilometre | +40.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1079 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1066 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1045 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1044 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.093 units per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1998 | 0.085 units per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0865 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0815 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0828 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0842 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0813 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0773 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0696 units per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0817 units per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0613 units per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 2008 | 0.062 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0625 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0613 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0599 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0599 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0485 units per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0525 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0603 units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0775 units per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0914 units per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0994 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1075 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1105 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1175 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2098 units per square kilometre | +78.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2364 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Post-demographic dividend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +100.4% | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | 0.0792 units per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +78.5% | 0.1175 units per square kilometre | 0.2098 units per square kilometre |
| 1967 | -51.8% | 0.0833 units per square kilometre | 0.0401 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0551 units per square kilometre | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | 0.0855 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0413 units per square kilometre | 0.0349 units per square kilometre | 0.0562 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0558 units per square kilometre | 0.0456 units per square kilometre | 0.0626 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0936 units per square kilometre | 0.0711 units per square kilometre | 0.1079 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0744 units per square kilometre | 0.0613 units per square kilometre | 0.0842 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0718 units per square kilometre | 0.0485 units per square kilometre | 0.1075 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1686 units per square kilometre | 0.1105 units per square kilometre | 0.2364 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 28 Ireland 1.65 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Greece 1.49 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
More social development data for Post-demographic dividend
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.05 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.33 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0047 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.33 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0071 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 2.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.05 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.08 % 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Post-demographic dividend was 0.2364 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2364 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0349 units per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 31st 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 387.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.