Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in El Salvador
El Salvador: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 3.31 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in El Salvador, 1980–2023
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 El Salvador stood at 3.31 units per square kilometre.
The figure is up 17.1% on the previous year and up 612.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in El Salvador peaked at 14.71 units per square kilometre in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.2067 units per square kilometre, in 2005.
That places El Salvador 10th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.42 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 14.71 units per square kilometre | +232.7% |
| 1982 | 11.7 units per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 1983 | 11.8 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 11.73 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 8.72 units per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 1986 | 8.29 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 8.09 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 8.03 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.91 units per square kilometre | -76.2% |
| 1990 | 1.45 units per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 1991 | 1.59 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1992 | 1.49 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 1.26 units per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1994 | 1.48 units per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1995 | 1.14 units per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9478 units per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8264 units per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6077 units per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5988 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3742 units per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3449 units per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.32 units per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2731 units per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2004 | 0.217 units per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2067 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3084 units per square kilometre | +49.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2908 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2487 units per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2439 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2403 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3246 units per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3945 units per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2013 | 0.465 units per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5293 units per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7132 units per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9468 units per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 2017 | 1.25 units per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 2018 | 1.57 units per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 2019 | 2.02 units per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 2020 | 2.2 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 2.51 units per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 2.83 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 3.31 units per square kilometre | +17.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 3.31 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0448 units per square kilometre, 73.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 3.31 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0446 units per square kilometre, 74.2× 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 El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +232.7% | 4.42 units per square kilometre | 14.71 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.94 units per square kilometre | 1.91 units per square kilometre | 14.71 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.14 units per square kilometre | 0.5988 units per square kilometre | 1.59 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2828 units per square kilometre | 0.2067 units per square kilometre | 0.3742 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8452 units per square kilometre | 0.2403 units per square kilometre | 2.02 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.71 units per square kilometre | 2.2 units per square kilometre | 3.31 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 7 Eritrea 4.62 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Haiti 4.43 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 South Sudan 3.63 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Monaco 2.47 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Sri Lanka 2.35 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Myanmar 1.97 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for El Salvador
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 182 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 68,182 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0107 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 68,182 (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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in El Salvador?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in El Salvador was 3.31 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 14.71 units per square kilometre in 1981.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2067 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- El Salvador ranks 10th 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 El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 612.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.