Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Madagascar
Madagascar: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Madagascar, 1995–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0 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 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 73.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Madagascar peaked at 0 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2001.
That places Madagascar 157th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -13.7% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -22.3% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -31.6% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +40.2% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +60.6% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +49.1% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +47.9% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +24.6% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +54.6% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | +3.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0031 units per person, 1% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0008 units per person, 3% of 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 Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +60.6% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 154 United Arab Emirates 0 units per person compare
- 155 Macau, China 0 units per person compare
- 156 South Africa 0 units per person compare
- 158 Malta 0 units per person compare
- 159 Zambia 0 units per person compare
- 160 Ireland 0 units per person compare
More social development data for Madagascar
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 87 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 637 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 25 % 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 637 (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 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Madagascar?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Madagascar was 0 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2001.
- How does Madagascar rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Madagascar ranks 157th 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 Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.