Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Tonga
Tonga: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0006 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Tonga, 1996–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.0006 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 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 55.4% on the previous year and up 202.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Tonga peaked at 0.0006 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2001.
That places Tonga 74th 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 Tonga, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | +56.3% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -54.8% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +39.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +57.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +46.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per person | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 units per person | +36.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 units per person | +37.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0006 units per person | +55.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0006 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 units per person, 1.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0006 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per person, 18.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More social development data for Tonga
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 65 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 50 % 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 65 (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 54.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0028 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Tonga?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Tonga was 0.0006 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2001.
- How does Tonga rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Tonga ranks 74th 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 Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 202.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga 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.