Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in El Salvador
El Salvador: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0107 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in El Salvador, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in El Salvador is 0.0107 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 348.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in El Salvador peaked at 0.0667 units per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 units per person, in 2005.
El Salvador ranks 17th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0202 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.0667 units per person | +230.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0524 units per person | -21.4% |
| 1983 | 0.052 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0506 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0369 units per person | -27.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0344 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0329 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.032 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0075 units per person | -76.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0056 units per person | -25.6% |
| 1991 | 0.006 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0055 units per person | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0046 units per person | -16.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0054 units per person | +16.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0041 units per person | -24.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0034 units per person | -17.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0029 units per person | -13.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0021 units per person | -26.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0021 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 units per person | -37.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 units per person | -14.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 units per person | -20.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 units per person | +49.3% |
| 2007 | 0.001 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 units per person | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 units per person | +34.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 units per person | +21.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 units per person | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 units per person | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0024 units per person | +34.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0032 units per person | +32.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0042 units per person | +31.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0052 units per person | +25.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0067 units per person | +28.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0073 units per person | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0083 units per person | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0093 units per person | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0109 units per person | +16.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0113 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0107 units per person | -5.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0107 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 units per person, 28.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0107 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0004 units per person, 29.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +230.5% | 0.0202 units per person | 0.0667 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0386 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0667 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0096 units per person | 0.0073 units per person | 0.0113 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 14 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0146 units per person compare
- 15 Burkina Faso 0.0146 units per person compare
- 16 Azerbaijan 0.0128 units per person compare
- 18 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0104 units per person compare
- 19 Albania 0.0091 units per person compare
- 20 Bhutan 0.0091 units per person compare
More social development data for El Salvador
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 182 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 68,182 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 68,182 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 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 51.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in El Salvador?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in El Salvador was 0.0107 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0667 units per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 units per person in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- El Salvador ranks 17th 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 El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 348.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.