Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Dominica
Dominica: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0973 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Dominica, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Dominica is 0.0973 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.1% on the previous year and up 78.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Dominica peaked at 0.0973 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
Dominica ranks 62nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Dominica, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0227 units per square kilometre | +183.3% |
| 2004 | 0.032 units per square kilometre | +41.2% |
| 2005 | 0.04 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0653 units per square kilometre | +63.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0773 units per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0747 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.068 units per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 0.068 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0653 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0693 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0547 units per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0467 units per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0467 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0267 units per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0347 units per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2018 | 0.048 units per square kilometre | +38.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0667 units per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0733 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.072 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.076 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0973 units per square kilometre | +28.1% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.0973 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0448 units per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.0973 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0446 units per square kilometre, 2.2× 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 Dominica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +183.3% | 0.008 units per square kilometre | 0.0227 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0773 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0527 units per square kilometre | 0.0267 units per square kilometre | 0.0693 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0797 units per square kilometre | 0.072 units per square kilometre | 0.0973 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 59 Bahamas 0.1066 units per square kilometre compare
- 60 Colombia 0.1041 units per square kilometre compare
- 61 Sierra Leone 0.1031 units per square kilometre compare
- 63 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.0935 units per square kilometre compare
- 64 Yemen 0.091 units per square kilometre compare
- 65 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0817 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Dominica
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 97 (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 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 97 (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 10.23 % change on previous year (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 Dominica?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Dominica was 0.0973 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0973 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Dominica rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Dominica ranks 62nd 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 Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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.