Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Albania
Albania: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.8 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Albania, 1964–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Albania stood at 0.8 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 116.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Albania peaked at 0.8 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 units per square kilometre, in 1986.
Albania ranks 20th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Albania, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0.1774 units per square kilometre | +4760.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1774 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1555 units per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1504 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1566 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1573 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | -91.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0839 units per square kilometre | +489.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0763 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0139 units per square kilometre | -81.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0139 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.073 units per square kilometre | +426.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0723 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0588 units per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0614 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0613 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.06 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0588 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0575 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0579 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | -94.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +43.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | +177.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0665 units per square kilometre | +396.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1293 units per square kilometre | +94.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1589 units per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1732 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1832 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2118 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2111 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1964 units per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1954 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2294 units per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2482 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2784 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3926 units per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3789 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3823 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4642 units per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5138 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5597 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5477 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5732 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5391 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4946 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4587 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3688 units per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3707 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3797 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4037 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4441 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4931 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5484 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5665 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7243 units per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7615 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.8 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0448 units per square kilometre, 17.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.8 units per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0022 units per square kilometre, 360.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Albania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +4760.0% | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | 0.1774 units per square kilometre |
| 1972 | +489.7% | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | 0.0839 units per square kilometre |
| 1977 | +426.3% | 0.0139 units per square kilometre | 0.073 units per square kilometre |
| 1990 | +396.5% | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | 0.0665 units per square kilometre |
| 1988 | +177.5% | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | 0.0131 units per square kilometre |
| 1986 | -94.3% | 0.0579 units per square kilometre | 0.0033 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1368 units per square kilometre | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | 0.1774 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1970s | 0.0626 units per square kilometre | 0.0139 units per square kilometre | 0.1573 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0391 units per square kilometre | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | 0.0614 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1755 units per square kilometre | 0.0665 units per square kilometre | 0.2294 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4339 units per square kilometre | 0.2482 units per square kilometre | 0.5732 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4501 units per square kilometre | 0.3688 units per square kilometre | 0.5484 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7131 units per square kilometre | 0.5665 units per square kilometre | 0.8 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 17 Comoros 1.18 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Sudan 0.8013 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Gambia 0.8011 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Iraq 0.7579 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Honduras 0.754 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Lebanon 0.7226 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Albania
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,673 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 21,447 (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 0.0091 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 21,447 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Albania?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Albania was 0.8 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 units per square kilometre in 1986.
- How does Albania rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Albania ranks 20th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.