Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Qatar
Qatar: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0171 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Qatar, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 0.0171 units per square kilometre for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2023.
The figure is up 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Qatar peaked at 0.0176 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 units per square kilometre, in 1999.
Qatar ranks 116th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -97.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +416.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +116.1% |
| 2002 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | -31.3% |
| 2003 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -71.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +123.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +75.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +56.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | +62.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0153 units per square kilometre | +50.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0164 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0164 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0176 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0171 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0171 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0171 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | 0.0176 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | 0.0171 units per square kilometre | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 113 United Arab Emirates 0.0199 units per square kilometre compare
- 114 Canada 0.0193 units per square kilometre compare
- 115 Morocco 0.0186 units per square kilometre compare
- 117 Dominican Republic 0.0161 units per square kilometre compare
- 118 Kazakhstan 0.0158 units per square kilometre compare
- 119 Paraguay 0.0151 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Qatar
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 195 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 73 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (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 73 (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 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 Qatar?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Qatar was 0.0171 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0176 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 units per square kilometre in 1999.
- How does Qatar rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Qatar ranks 116th 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 Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar 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.