Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Sudan
Sudan: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.4938 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Sudan stood at 0.4938 units per square kilometre.
The figure is down 15.9% on the previous year and up 477.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Sudan peaked at 0.591 units per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0815 units per square kilometre, in 2012.
Sudan ranks 51st 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 Sudan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0815 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0.0856 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1487 units per square kilometre | +73.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1658 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2256 units per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4853 units per square kilometre | +115.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5772 units per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2019 | 0.565 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5569 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.591 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5873 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4938 units per square kilometre | -15.9% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.4938 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1216 units per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.4938 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0554 units per square kilometre, 8.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2918 units per square kilometre | 0.0815 units per square kilometre | 0.5772 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5573 units per square kilometre | 0.4938 units per square kilometre | 0.591 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 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
- 52 Costa Rica 0.4587 units per square kilometre compare
- 53 Croatia 0.4473 units per square kilometre compare
- 54 Malaysia 0.4135 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Sudan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 809,816 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.82 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 0.0546 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.82 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0157 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 Sudan?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Sudan was 0.4938 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.591 units per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0815 units per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does Sudan rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Sudan ranks 51st 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 Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 477.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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.