Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Suriname
Suriname: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Suriname, 1992–2023
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 Suriname stood at 0.0001 units per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 41.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Suriname peaked at 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2016.
That places Suriname 160th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Suriname, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -71.8% |
| 2016 | 0 units per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2018 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -56.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +52.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.0001 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0093 units per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.0001 units per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0063 units per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 157 Gabon 0.0008 units per square kilometre compare
- 158 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0003 units per square kilometre
- 159 Saudi Arabia 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 161 Cambodia 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 162 Guyana 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 163 Madagascar 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Suriname
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 56 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (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 56 (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 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 Suriname?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Suriname was 0.0001 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Suriname rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Suriname ranks 160th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Suriname 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.