Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Viet Nam, 1971–2023
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 Viet Nam stood at 0.0001 units per square kilometre.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Viet Nam peaked at 0.4608 units per square kilometre in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2012.
Viet Nam ranks 164th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1751 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0.169 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1075 units per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1843 units per square kilometre | +71.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4608 units per square kilometre | +150.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1075 units per square kilometre | -76.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1014 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0922 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0798 units per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0647 units per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0645 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0768 units per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0836 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0768 units per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1988 | 0.083 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0708 units per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1990 | 0.065 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0619 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.05 units per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0156 units per square kilometre | -68.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0154 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1057 units per square kilometre | +588.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1057 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0461 units per square kilometre | -56.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0461 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0461 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0513 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0513 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0513 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0495 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | -84.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | -48.6% |
| 2012 | 0 units per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2014 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2015 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2016 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2017 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2018 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2019 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2020 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2021 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2022 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 0.0001 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0093 units per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 0.0001 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0006 units per square kilometre, 10% of 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 Viet Nam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +588.0% | 0.0154 units per square kilometre | 0.1057 units per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +150.0% | 0.1843 units per square kilometre | 0.4608 units per square kilometre |
| 2012 | -100.0% | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 2004 | -84.6% | 0.0495 units per square kilometre | 0.0076 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2007 units per square kilometre | 0.1075 units per square kilometre | 0.4608 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0794 units per square kilometre | 0.0645 units per square kilometre | 0.1014 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0557 units per square kilometre | 0.0154 units per square kilometre | 0.1057 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0249 units per square kilometre | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | 0.0513 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 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
- 165 China 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 166 Mongolia 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Aruba 0 units per square kilometre
- 167 Bahamas 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Cape Verde 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Curaçao 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Haiti 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Saint Lucia 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Macau, China 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Naoero 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Singapore 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Solomon Islands 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Sierra Leone 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Timor-Leste 0 units per square kilometre
- 167 Vanuatu 0 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Viet Nam
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,636 (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 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,636 (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 Viet Nam?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4608 units per square kilometre in 1978.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does Viet Nam rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Viet Nam ranks 164th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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.