Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0936 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1964–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 0.0936 units per square kilometre for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2023.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.1086 units per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 units per square kilometre, in 1973.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 29th out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 0.076 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0.0845 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0844 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | -93.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | +47.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | -74.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +118.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | +209.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0415 units per square kilometre | +154.4% |
| 1979 | 0.042 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0462 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0394 units per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1982 | 0.039 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.038 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0376 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0361 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0347 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0486 units per square kilometre | +39.9% |
| 1989 | 0.048 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0436 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0447 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0613 units per square kilometre | +37.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0636 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0584 units per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0586 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.056 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0547 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0527 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0582 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0532 units per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0496 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0491 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0443 units per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0455 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0503 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0453 units per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0463 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0611 units per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0617 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0619 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0619 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0645 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0653 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0637 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0667 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1086 units per square kilometre | +62.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1081 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1028 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1021 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1065 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0916 units per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0936 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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 | +209.9% | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | 0.0163 units per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +154.4% | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | 0.0415 units per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +118.4% | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.0048 units per square kilometre |
| 1967 | -93.0% | 0.0844 units per square kilometre | 0.0059 units per square kilometre |
| 1973 | -74.2% | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | 0.0022 units per square kilometre |
| 2017 | +62.8% | 0.0667 units per square kilometre | 0.1086 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0437 units per square kilometre | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | 0.0845 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1970s | 0.0149 units per square kilometre | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.042 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0405 units per square kilometre | 0.0347 units per square kilometre | 0.0486 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0552 units per square kilometre | 0.0436 units per square kilometre | 0.0636 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0489 units per square kilometre | 0.0443 units per square kilometre | 0.0611 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0765 units per square kilometre | 0.0617 units per square kilometre | 0.1086 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0985 units per square kilometre | 0.0916 units per square kilometre | 0.1065 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 26 Macao 0.4545 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Nigeria 0.4505 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4315 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.4026 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Venezuela 0.3942 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Bahrain 0.38 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3773 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 250,606 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.73 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.73 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 250,606 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13.36 % 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.0936 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1086 units per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 units per square kilometre in 1973.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.