Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0068 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Sri Lanka, 1985–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0068 units per person for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0127 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1985.
Sri Lanka ranks 25th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +94.5% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -31.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 units per person | +1431.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 units per person | +124.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0127 units per person | +2590.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0127 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0077 units per person | -39.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0054 units per person | -29.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0066 units per person | +22.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0061 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0061 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0067 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0062 units per person | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0062 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0064 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0062 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0067 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0061 units per person | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0057 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0053 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0057 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0066 units per person | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0067 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.007 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0068 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0065 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0063 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.006 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0059 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0058 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0055 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0054 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0053 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0051 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0065 units per person | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0068 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0067 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0066 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0067 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0068 units per person | +1.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0068 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 units per person, 18.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0068 units per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0002 units per person, 30.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +2590.4% | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0127 units per person |
| 1988 | +1431.4% | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person |
| 1989 | +124.7% | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0005 units per person |
| 1986 | +94.5% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0076 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0127 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0058 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0067 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More social development data for Sri Lanka
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 213 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 148,369 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 148,369 (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 -8.19 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Sri Lanka?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Sri Lanka was 0.0068 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0127 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1985.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Sri Lanka ranks 25th 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 Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.