Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 263 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1996–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 263 for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 1,419 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1998.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 132nd 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 10 | — |
| 1997 | 7.5 | -25.0% |
| 1998 | 5 | -33.3% |
| 1999 | 10 | +100.0% |
| 2000 | 15 | +50.0% |
| 2001 | 17 | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 256 | +1405.9% |
| 2003 | 306 | +19.5% |
| 2004 | 344 | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 287 | -16.6% |
| 2006 | 394 | +37.3% |
| 2007 | 602 | +52.8% |
| 2008 | 881 | +46.3% |
| 2009 | 878 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 915 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 1,046 | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 1,126 | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 1,163 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1,275 | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 1,094 | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 1,419 | +29.7% |
| 2017 | 1,176 | -17.1% |
| 2018 | 797 | -32.2% |
| 2019 | 758 | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 689 | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 528 | -23.4% |
| 2022 | 267 | -49.4% |
| 2023 | 239 | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 283 | +18.4% |
| 2025 | 263 | -7.1% |
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of compared with similar countries
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 263 is below the median for low income countries, which is 164,215, 0% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 263 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95, 2.8× 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1405.9% | 17 | 256 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.12 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
| 2000s | 398 | 15 | 881 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,077 | 758 | 1,419 | 10 |
| 2020s | 378.17 | 239 | 689 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
More social development data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 263 (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 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 -7.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.024 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.014 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 263 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1,419 in 2016.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1998.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 132nd 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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.