Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Samoa
Samoa: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 17 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Samoa, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Samoa recorded 17 for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 112.5% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Samoa peaked at 17 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2001.
Samoa ranks 173rd of 199 countries on this measure, 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 5 | — |
| 2009 | 3.75 | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 2.5 | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 1.25 | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 5 | — |
| 2022 | 8 | +60.0% |
| 2023 | 16 | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 8 | -50.0% |
| 2025 | 17 | +112.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.19 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.375 | 0 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 | 0 | 17 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 170 Denmark 21 compare
- 171 Luxembourg 20 compare
- 171 Norway 20 compare
- 174 Cape Verde 15 compare
- 174 Cyprus 15 compare
- 174 Macau, China 15 compare
- 174 Timor-Leste 15 compare
More social development data for Samoa
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17 (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 0.0001 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0058 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Samoa?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Samoa was 17 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 2025.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2001.
- How does Samoa rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Samoa ranks 173rd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Samoa 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.