Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Bahamas
Bahamas: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.1066 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Bahamas, 2000–2023
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 Bahamas stood at 0.1066 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.6% on the previous year and up 413.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Bahamas peaked at 0.1066 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
Bahamas ranks 59th of 196 countries on this measure, 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 Bahamas, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2005 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +41.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0184 units per square kilometre | +982.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0195 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0208 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0216 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0216 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0298 units per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0378 units per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0421 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 0.05 units per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0533 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0735 units per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 2022 | 0.078 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1066 units per square kilometre | +36.6% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.1066 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0017 units per square kilometre, 61.3× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.1066 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0446 units per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Bahamas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +982.4% | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 0.0184 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0263 units per square kilometre | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 0.05 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0779 units per square kilometre | 0.0533 units per square kilometre | 0.1066 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 56 Kuwait 0.1277 units per square kilometre compare
- 57 Mauritius 0.1227 units per square kilometre compare
- 58 Pakistan 0.1226 units per square kilometre compare
- 60 Colombia 0.1041 units per square kilometre compare
- 61 Sierra Leone 0.1031 units per square kilometre compare
- 62 Dominica 0.0973 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Bahamas
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,598 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,598 (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 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Bahamas?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Bahamas was 0.1066 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 Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1066 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Bahamas rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Bahamas ranks 59th 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 Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 413.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.