Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Libya
Libya: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0023 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Libya, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.0023 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 1.5% on the previous year and up 147.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Libya peaked at 0.0027 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 1997.
Libya ranks 40th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Libya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per person | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per person | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per person | -9.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per person | -20.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 units per person | +156.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | -13.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per person | +42.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per person | -20.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | -15.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | -57.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per person | +60.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | +28.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per person | +42.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per person | +61.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 units per person | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 units per person | +22.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 units per person | +95.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 units per person | +22.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 units per person | -38.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 units per person | +24.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 units per person | +42.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 units per person | +43.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 units per person | +24.9% |
| 2018 | 0.002 units per person | +21.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 units per person | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0027 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0025 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0023 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0023 units per person | -1.5% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.0023 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 units per person, 6.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.0023 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0004 units per person, 6.5× 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 Libya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +156.9% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More social development data for Libya
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 552,523 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,161 (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 17,161 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0741 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 175.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Libya?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Libya was 0.0023 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0027 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1997.
- How does Libya rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Libya ranks 40th 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 Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 147.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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.