Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Kiribati
Kiribati: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 5 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Kiribati, 2003–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2025, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Kiribati stood at 5.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Kiribati peaked at 39 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2015.
That places Kiribati 187th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 15 | — |
| 2004 | 31 | +106.7% |
| 2005 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 39 | +25.8% |
| 2007 | 36 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 31 | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 34 | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 21 | -38.2% |
| 2014 | 5 | -76.2% |
| 2015 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 5 | — |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,568, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95, 5% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Kiribati 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +106.7% | 15 | 31 |
| 2015 | -100.0% | 5 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.29 | 15 | 39 | 7 |
| 2010s | 20.33 | 0 | 34 | 6 |
| 2020s | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More social development data for Kiribati
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 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 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0012 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Kiribati?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Kiribati was 5 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 39 in 2006.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2015.
- How does Kiribati rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Kiribati ranks 187th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.