Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0016 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1969–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 0.0016 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 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 109.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0016 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1976.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per person | +21.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 units per person | +220.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per person | -65.9% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | -80.5% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -97.9% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | -34.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 units per person | +230764.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per person | -84.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 units per person | +312.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 units per person | +213.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0009 units per person | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0009 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0009 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0008 units per person | -13.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0008 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 units per person | -37.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 units per person | -24.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 units per person | -12.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 units per person | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 units per person | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 units per person | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per person | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per person | -26.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per person | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per person | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 units per person | +37.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 units per person | +280.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 units per person | -29.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 units per person | -25.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 units per person | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 units per person | +50.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 units per person | +21.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.001 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 units per person | +45.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0015 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0016 units per person | +8.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +230764.0% | 0 units per person | 0.0005 units per person |
| 1980 | +312.7% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person |
| 2007 | +280.4% | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0012 units per person |
| 1971 | +220.2% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person |
| 1981 | +213.1% | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0009 units per person |
| 1975 | -97.9% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 22 Honduras 0.0086 units per person compare
- 23 Mauritania 0.0083 units per person compare
- 24 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0079 units per person compare
- 25 Sri Lanka 0.0068 units per person compare
- 26 Iraq 0.0058 units per person compare
- 27 Armenia 0.005 units per person compare
- 28 Nicaragua 0.005 units per person compare
More social development data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 493,239 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.01 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.01 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 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 4.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 493,239 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.4 % change on previous year (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 0.0253 units per square kilometre (2023)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.0016 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0016 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1976.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 25th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.