Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in South Sudan
South Sudan: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.6033 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in South Sudan, 2012–2023
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 South Sudan is 0.6033 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.6% on the previous year and up 66.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in South Sudan peaked at 0.6033 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3206 units per square kilometre, in 2012.
South Sudan ranks 47th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.3206 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0.3633 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3927 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4162 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4155 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4485 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4618 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4721 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4976 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.528 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.488 units per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6033 units per square kilometre | +23.6% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.6033 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1216 units per square kilometre, 5.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.6033 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0554 units per square kilometre, 10.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4113 units per square kilometre | 0.3206 units per square kilometre | 0.4721 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5292 units per square kilometre | 0.488 units per square kilometre | 0.6033 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 44 Portugal 0.6856 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 Iraq 0.6599 units per square kilometre compare
- 46 Trinidad and Tobago 0.6248 units per square kilometre compare
- 48 Sweden 0.5835 units per square kilometre compare
- 49 Slovenia 0.5227 units per square kilometre compare
- 50 Togo 0.5192 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for South Sudan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 601,818 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.39 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.1958 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.39 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0494 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in South Sudan?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in South Sudan was 0.6033 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6033 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3206 units per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does South Sudan rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- South Sudan ranks 47th 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 South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.