Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Seychelles
Seychelles: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 10 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Seychelles, 1988–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2025, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Seychelles stood at 10.
The figure is down 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Seychelles peaked at 553 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2022.
That places Seychelles 182nd 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 Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 49 | — |
| 1989 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 58 | +18.4% |
| 1991 | 67 | +15.5% |
| 1992 | 52 | -22.4% |
| 1993 | 27 | -48.1% |
| 1994 | 553 | +1948.1% |
| 1995 | 339 | -38.7% |
| 1996 | 138 | -59.3% |
| 1997 | 32 | -76.8% |
| 1998 | 38 | +18.8% |
| 1999 | 30 | -21.1% |
| 2000 | 25 | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 14 | -44.0% |
| 2002 | 43 | +207.1% |
| 2003 | 37 | -14.0% |
| 2004 | 47 | +27.0% |
| 2005 | 39 | -17.0% |
| 2006 | 61 | +56.4% |
| 2007 | 54 | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 51 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 47 | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 39 | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 30 | -23.1% |
| 2013 | 24 | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 19 | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 10 | -47.4% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15 | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 14 | +40.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | -35.7% |
| 2023 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10 | +0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 10 is below the median for high income countries, which is 111, 9% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 10 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,726, 0% 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 Seychelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +1948.1% | 27 | 553 |
| 2002 | +207.1% | 14 | 43 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49 | 49 | 49 | 2 |
| 1990s | 133.4 | 27 | 553 | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.8 | 14 | 61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2 | 10 | 47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5 | 9 | 14 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More social development data for Seychelles
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10 (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 % 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 0.904 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Seychelles?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Seychelles was 10 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 553 in 1994.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2022.
- How does Seychelles rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Seychelles ranks 182nd 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 Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.