Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 424 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Equatorial Guinea, 1974–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2025, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Equatorial Guinea stood at 424.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 198.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 120,000 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 60, in 1991.
That places Equatorial Guinea 119th 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 Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1,000 | — |
| 1975 | 90,000 | +8900.0% |
| 1976 | 90,000 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 120,000 | +33.3% |
| 1978 | 90,000 | -25.0% |
| 1979 | 40,000 | -55.6% |
| 1980 | 38,000 | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 18,000 | -52.6% |
| 1982 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 60 | -99.7% |
| 1992 | 115 | +91.7% |
| 1993 | 214 | +86.1% |
| 1994 | 340 | +58.9% |
| 1995 | 342 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 398 | +16.4% |
| 1997 | 474 | +19.1% |
| 1998 | 419 | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 422 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 504 | +19.4% |
| 2001 | 526 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 549 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 584 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 540 | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 478 | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 460 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 402 | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 381 | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 341 | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 306 | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 261 | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 230 | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 196 | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 168 | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 142 | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 131 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 127 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 140 | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 156 | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 145 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 168 | +15.9% |
| 2022 | 361 | +114.9% |
| 2023 | 389 | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 426 | +9.5% |
| 2025 | 424 | -0.5% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 424 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,642, 16% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 424 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,726, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Equatorial Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +8900.0% | 1,000 | 90,000 |
| 2022 | +114.9% | 168 | 361 |
| 1991 | -99.7% | 18,000 | 60 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71,833 | 1,000 | 120,000 | 6 |
| 1980s | 24,667 | 18,000 | 38,000 | 3 |
| 1990s | 309.33 | 60 | 474 | 9 |
| 2000s | 476.5 | 341 | 584 | 10 |
| 2010s | 185.7 | 127 | 306 | 10 |
| 2020s | 318.83 | 145 | 426 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More social development data for Equatorial Guinea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 424 (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)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -0.4695 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.169 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Equatorial Guinea?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Equatorial Guinea was 424 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 120,000 in 1977.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 in 1991.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 119th 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 198.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.