Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.4315 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1964–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 0.4315 units per square kilometre for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2023. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 95.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 0.4315 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0174 units per square kilometre, in 1975.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 28th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 0.0259 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0.0207 units per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 1966 | 0.033 units per square kilometre | +59.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0345 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0297 units per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0241 units per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0228 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0192 units per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0191 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0176 units per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0174 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1169 units per square kilometre | +501.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0669 units per square kilometre | -42.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0311 units per square kilometre | -53.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0515 units per square kilometre | +65.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0525 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0408 units per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0448 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0417 units per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0381 units per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0426 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0306 units per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0457 units per square kilometre | +49.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0297 units per square kilometre | -33.1% |
| 1991 | 0.029 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0358 units per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1993 | 0.033 units per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0323 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0396 units per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1996 | 0.07 units per square kilometre | +76.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0767 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0701 units per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1129 units per square kilometre | +61.1% |
| 2000 | 0.164 units per square kilometre | +45.2% |
| 2001 | 0.173 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1859 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2039 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1901 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1773 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1634 units per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1623 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2011 units per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2103 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2168 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2246 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2204 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2279 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2389 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2371 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2738 units per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3177 units per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3542 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3707 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4007 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4114 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4315 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the compared with similar countries
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 0.4315 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2005 units per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 0.4315 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.046 units per square kilometre, 9.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +501.2% | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | 0.1169 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.028 units per square kilometre | 0.0207 units per square kilometre | 0.0345 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1970s | 0.035 units per square kilometre | 0.0174 units per square kilometre | 0.1169 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0433 units per square kilometre | 0.0306 units per square kilometre | 0.0525 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0529 units per square kilometre | 0.029 units per square kilometre | 0.1129 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1821 units per square kilometre | 0.1623 units per square kilometre | 0.2039 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2522 units per square kilometre | 0.2103 units per square kilometre | 0.3542 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4036 units per square kilometre | 0.3707 units per square kilometre | 0.4315 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 25 Armenia 0.5345 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Macau, China 0.4545 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Nigeria 0.4505 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.4026 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.3942 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Bahrain 0.38 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 503,732 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.18 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0104 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.18 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 0.4315 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4315 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0174 units per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 28th 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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.