Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0146 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Burkina Faso, 1984–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.0146 units per person for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 128.9% on the previous year and up 12,658.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0146 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1991.
That places Burkina Faso 15th 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 Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +74.9% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +18.8% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -55.8% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -89.2% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +891.9% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -15.2% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +70.5% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -13.1% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +19.2% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -29.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +945.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -34.6% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -39.9% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +44.9% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +25.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | +32.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 units per person | +313.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 units per person | +30.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 units per person | +25.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 units per person | +44.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 units per person | +79.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0064 units per person | +167.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0146 units per person | +128.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0146 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0031 units per person, 4.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0146 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0008 units per person, 19.1× 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 Burkina Faso 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 | +945.0% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
| 1992 | +891.9% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 2018 | +313.6% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0006 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 4 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0146 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 12 Rwanda 0.0168 units per person compare
- 13 Haiti 0.0152 units per person compare
- 14 Venezuela 0.0146 units per person compare
- 16 Azerbaijan 0.0128 units per person compare
- 17 El Salvador 0.0107 units per person compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0104 units per person compare
More social development data for Burkina Faso
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,996 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (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 351,209 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Burkina Faso?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Burkina Faso was 0.0146 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0146 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1991.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Burkina Faso ranks 15th 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 Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12,658.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.