Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Ecuador
Ecuador: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 5,723 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Ecuador, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2025, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Ecuador stood at 5,723. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 468.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Ecuador peaked at 5,723 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1990.
That places Ecuador 75th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 | — |
| 1991 | 27 | +440.0% |
| 1992 | 38 | +40.7% |
| 1993 | 48 | +26.3% |
| 1994 | 174 | +262.5% |
| 1995 | 203 | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 216 | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 215 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 507 | +135.8% |
| 1999 | 492 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 669 | +36.0% |
| 2001 | 649 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 815 | +25.6% |
| 2003 | 720 | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 718 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 772 | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 878 | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 1,329 | +51.4% |
| 2008 | 1,063 | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 1,029 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 859 | -16.5% |
| 2011 | 912 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 848 | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 711 | -16.2% |
| 2014 | 807 | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 1,006 | +24.7% |
| 2016 | 1,041 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 1,251 | +20.2% |
| 2018 | 1,424 | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 1,644 | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 1,689 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 1,825 | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 3,205 | +75.6% |
| 2023 | 4,244 | +32.4% |
| 2024 | 5,015 | +18.2% |
| 2025 | 5,723 | +14.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 5,723 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,642, 2.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 5,723 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 559, 10.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +440.0% | 5 | 27 |
| 1994 | +262.5% | 48 | 174 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 192.5 | 5 | 507 | 10 |
| 2000s | 864.2 | 649 | 1,329 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,050 | 711 | 1,644 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,617 | 1,689 | 5,723 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 72 Lao People's Democratic Republic 6,489 compare
- 73 Brazil 6,306 compare
- 74 Republic of Moldova 5,846 compare
- 76 Jordan 5,471 compare
- 77 Chile 5,358 compare
- 78 Uzbekistan 5,164 compare
More social development data for Ecuador
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 26,428 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,723 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13.83 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Ecuador?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Ecuador was 5,723 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 5,723 in 2025.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Ecuador ranks 75th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 468.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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 origin, gaps filled. 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 origin with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
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 origin with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.