Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Yemen
Yemen: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.1052 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Yemen, 1977–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.1052 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 28.3% on the previous year and down 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Yemen peaked at 0.5131 units per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 1977.
That places Yemen 79th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 0.0285 units per square kilometre | +30000.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0295 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | -93.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +35.9% |
| 1983 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | +162.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1989 units per square kilometre | +2000.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1383 units per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 1988 | 0.148 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1518 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | -96.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0568 units per square kilometre | +920.3% |
| 1992 | 0.113 units per square kilometre | +99.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1031 units per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0915 units per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1012 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1014 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0776 units per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1163 units per square kilometre | +49.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1145 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1147 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1316 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1568 units per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1172 units per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1257 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1552 units per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1814 units per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2223 units per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2655 units per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3236 units per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2010 | 0.36 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4067 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4492 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 0.457 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.488 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.506 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.511 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5131 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5007 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5086 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3161 units per square kilometre | -37.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1695 units per square kilometre | -46.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1467 units per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1052 units per square kilometre | -28.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.1052 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1216 units per square kilometre, 87% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.1052 units per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0612 units per square kilometre, 1.7× 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 Yemen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +30000.0% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0285 units per square kilometre |
| 1986 | +2000.0% | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | 0.1989 units per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +920.3% | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | 0.0568 units per square kilometre |
| 1983 | +162.9% | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | 0.007 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0192 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.0696 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.1989 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0881 units per square kilometre | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | 0.1163 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1794 units per square kilometre | 0.1147 units per square kilometre | 0.3236 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.47 units per square kilometre | 0.36 units per square kilometre | 0.5131 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1844 units per square kilometre | 0.1052 units per square kilometre | 0.3161 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 76 Burkina Faso 0.1379 units per square kilometre compare
- 77 Nepal 0.1366 units per square kilometre compare
- 78 Mauritania 0.1092 units per square kilometre compare
- 80 Zambia 0.0974 units per square kilometre compare
- 81 Iceland 0.0864 units per square kilometre compare
- 82 India 0.085 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Yemen
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 49,107 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 57,327 (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 0.0014 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 57,327 (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 (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Yemen?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Yemen was 0.1052 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5131 units per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1977.
- How does Yemen rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Yemen ranks 79th 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 Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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.