Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Maldives
Maldives: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0001 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Maldives, 2004–2025
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 Maldives is 0.0001 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 18.7% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Maldives peaked at 0.0002 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2004.
That places Maldives 115th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +46.5% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +26.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +31.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | +17.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | +43.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per person | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | -14.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 units per person | -18.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0001 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 units per person, 31% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0001 units per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0002 units per person, 52% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More social development data for Maldives
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 62 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 62 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -18.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.724 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Maldives?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Maldives was 0.0001 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2004.
- How does Maldives rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Maldives ranks 115th 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 Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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.