Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Kuwait
Kuwait: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0007 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Kuwait, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Kuwait stood at 0.0007 units per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and up 146.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Kuwait peaked at 0.0007 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1990.
That places Kuwait 69th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +32.8% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +29.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | +15.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 units per person | +736.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 units per person | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 units per person | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 units per person | -32.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 units per person | -14.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per person | -37.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 units per person | +54.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 units per person | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 units per person | -22.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 units per person | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 units per person | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 units per person | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 units per person | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0006 units per person | +31.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0007 units per person | +12.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0007 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per person, 28.4× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0007 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0004 units per person, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Kuwait 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 | +736.9% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0005 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 66 Guinea-Bissau 0.0008 units per person compare
- 67 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0008 units per person compare
- 68 Chad 0.0007 units per person compare
- 70 Russian Federation 0.0007 units per person compare
- 71 Senegal 0.0007 units per person compare
- 72 Mongolia 0.0007 units per person compare
More social development data for Kuwait
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 386 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,369 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,369 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 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 -20.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Kuwait?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Kuwait was 0.0007 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Kuwait ranks 69th 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 Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.