Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Ukraine
Ukraine: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0043 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Ukraine, 1994–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 0.0043 units per square kilometre for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Ukraine peaked at 0.0126 units per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 units per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places Ukraine 140th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.009 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 0.009 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | -56.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0126 units per square kilometre | +220.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0124 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0126 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | -58.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 0.0043 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0093 units per square kilometre, 47% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 0.0043 units per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8355 units per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Ukraine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +220.8% | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | 0.0126 units per square kilometre |
| 2010 | -58.8% | 0.0126 units per square kilometre | 0.0052 units per square kilometre |
| 1999 | -56.0% | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | 0.0046 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.007 units per square kilometre | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | 0.0126 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 137 El Salvador 0.0051 units per square kilometre compare
- 138 Australia 0.0045 units per square kilometre compare
- 139 Indonesia 0.0045 units per square kilometre compare
- 141 Chile 0.0031 units per square kilometre compare
- 142 Philippines 0.0031 units per square kilometre compare
- 143 Jamaica 0.0029 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Ukraine
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,370 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.134 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (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 Ukraine?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Ukraine was 0.0043 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0126 units per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Ukraine rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Ukraine ranks 140th 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 Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.