Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Vanuatu, 2008–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
The most recent figure for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Vanuatu is 0, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Vanuatu peaked at 5 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2021.
That places Vanuatu 170th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5 | — |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,476. (42 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 155. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 170 Aruba 0
- 170 Cape Verde 0 compare
- 170 Curaçao 0 compare
- 170 Haiti 0 compare
- 170 Macau, China 0 compare
- 170 Sierra Leone 0 compare
- 170 Singapore 0 compare
- 170 Solomon Islands 0 compare
- 170 Timor-Leste 0
More social development data for Vanuatu
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13 (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 units per person (2025)
- 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 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Vanuatu?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Vanuatu was 0 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2008.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2021.
- How does Vanuatu rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Vanuatu ranks 170th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Refugees under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) include individuals recognized under the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity (OAU) Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, the refugee definition contained in the 1984 Cartagena Declaration on Refugees as incorporated into national laws, those recognized in accordance with the UNHCR Statute, individuals granted complementary forms of protection, and those enjoying temporary protection. The refugee population also includes people in a refugee-like situation, which is a category that is descriptive in nature and includes groups of people who are outside their country or territory of origin and who face protection risks similar to those of refugees, but for whom refugee status has, for practical or other reasons, not been ascertained. Refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Palestine Refugees, are not typically included in the statistics on refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the UNHCR.