Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Croatia
Croatia: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.3141 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Croatia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 0.3141 units per square kilometre for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Croatia peaked at 6.33 units per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3141 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Croatia ranks 37th 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 Croatia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.02 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 2.71 units per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 1.36 units per square kilometre | -49.7% |
| 1995 | 4.39 units per square kilometre | +222.0% |
| 1996 | 5.54 units per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1997 | 6.24 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1998 | 6.05 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 6.33 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 6 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 5.19 units per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2002 | 4.92 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 4.11 units per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2004 | 3.85 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 2.13 units per square kilometre | -44.7% |
| 2006 | 1.68 units per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 1.79 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 1.73 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.37 units per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 2010 | 1.18 units per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 1.12 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.12 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8891 units per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7169 units per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5977 units per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4687 units per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4444 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4307 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4251 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4191 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3231 units per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3163 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3141 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.3141 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0017 units per square kilometre, 180.7× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.3141 units per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0022 units per square kilometre, 141.7× 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 Croatia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +222.0% | 1.36 units per square kilometre | 4.39 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.45 units per square kilometre | 1.36 units per square kilometre | 6.33 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.28 units per square kilometre | 1.37 units per square kilometre | 6 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7388 units per square kilometre | 0.4251 units per square kilometre | 1.18 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3432 units per square kilometre | 0.3141 units per square kilometre | 0.4191 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 34 Naoero 0.35 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Hong Kong, China 0.3333 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Guatemala 0.3174 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Maldives 0.2349 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Cameroon 0.2342 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Nicaragua 0.2118 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Croatia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,748 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,207 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0044 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,207 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0077 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 Croatia?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Croatia was 0.3141 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.33 units per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3141 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Croatia rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Croatia ranks 37th 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 Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia 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.