Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Bhutan
Bhutan: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0091 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Bhutan, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.0091 units per person for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 61.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Bhutan peaked at 0.1946 units per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0085 units per person, in 2023.
That places Bhutan 20th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0158 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0.1306 units per person | +724.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1538 units per person | +17.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1862 units per person | +21.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1911 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1946 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1946 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1856 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1847 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1825 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1815 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1802 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1631 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1618 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.161 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1611 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.163 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1529 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1283 units per person | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 0.107 units per person | -16.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0817 units per person | -23.6% |
| 2012 | 0.058 units per person | -29.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0435 units per person | -24.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0322 units per person | -25.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0239 units per person | -25.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0157 units per person | -34.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0105 units per person | -32.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0093 units per person | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0089 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0088 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0086 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0086 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0085 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0094 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0091 units per person | -3.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0091 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0004 units per person, 23.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0091 units per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0002 units per person, 40.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Bhutan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +724.0% | 0.0158 units per person | 0.1306 units per person |
| 2016 | -34.3% | 0.0239 units per person | 0.0157 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1597 units per person | 0.0158 units per person | 0.1946 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1635 units per person | 0.1283 units per person | 0.1825 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0391 units per person | 0.0089 units per person | 0.107 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0088 units per person | 0.0085 units per person | 0.0094 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 17 El Salvador 0.0107 units per person compare
- 18 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0104 units per person compare
- 19 Albania 0.0091 units per person compare
- 21 Palestine, State of 0.0089 units per person compare
- 22 Honduras 0.0086 units per person compare
- 23 Mauritania 0.0083 units per person compare
More social development data for Bhutan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,257 (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 7,257 (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 -2.37 % 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 0.701 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Bhutan?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Bhutan was 0.0091 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1946 units per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0085 units per person in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Bhutan ranks 20th 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 Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan 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, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.