Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Thailand
Thailand: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.1709 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Thailand, 1975–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.1709 units per square kilometre for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2023.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Thailand peaked at 0.5116 units per square kilometre in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.1245 units per square kilometre, in 1992.
That places Thailand 73rd out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Thailand, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.1483 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0.1622 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 0.191 units per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1978 | 0.272 units per square kilometre | +42.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2968 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5116 units per square kilometre | +72.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3778 units per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3308 units per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2825 units per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2515 units per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2553 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2347 units per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2207 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.211 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1956 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1954 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1726 units per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1245 units per square kilometre | -27.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2334 units per square kilometre | +87.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1973 units per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2086 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2113 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3311 units per square kilometre | +56.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2708 units per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1999 | 0.196 units per square kilometre | -27.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2055 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2167 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2204 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.233 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2371 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2291 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2605 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2459 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.221 units per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2061 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1892 units per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1747 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1653 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2672 units per square kilometre | +61.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2549 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2119 units per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2083 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2048 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2001 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.191 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1883 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1967 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1849 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1709 units per square kilometre | -7.6% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.1709 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0093 units per square kilometre, 18.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.1709 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0006 units per square kilometre, 292.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +87.4% | 0.1245 units per square kilometre | 0.2334 units per square kilometre |
| 1980 | +72.4% | 0.2968 units per square kilometre | 0.5116 units per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +61.6% | 0.1653 units per square kilometre | 0.2672 units per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +56.7% | 0.2113 units per square kilometre | 0.3311 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2141 units per square kilometre | 0.1483 units per square kilometre | 0.2968 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.2871 units per square kilometre | 0.1956 units per square kilometre | 0.5116 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2141 units per square kilometre | 0.1245 units per square kilometre | 0.3311 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2275 units per square kilometre | 0.2055 units per square kilometre | 0.2605 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2067 units per square kilometre | 0.1653 units per square kilometre | 0.2672 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1852 units per square kilometre | 0.1709 units per square kilometre | 0.1967 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 70 Belarus 0.197 units per square kilometre compare
- 71 Albania 0.1854 units per square kilometre compare
- 72 Congo 0.1776 units per square kilometre compare
- 74 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.1471 units per square kilometre compare
- 75 Kyrgyzstan 0.1449 units per square kilometre compare
- 76 Burkina Faso 0.1379 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Thailand
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 84,017 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 327 (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 327 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 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 Thailand?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Thailand was 0.1709 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5116 units per square kilometre in 1980.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1245 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Thailand rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Thailand ranks 73rd 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 Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.