Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Eritrea
Eritrea: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 4.62 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Eritrea, 1993–2023
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 Eritrea is 4.62 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 81.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Eritrea peaked at 4.62 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.08 units per square kilometre, in 2004.
That places Eritrea 7th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 4.23 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 4.18 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 2.84 units per square kilometre | -32.1% |
| 1996 | 3.29 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1997 | 3.16 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 3.43 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 3.44 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 3.73 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 3.3 units per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 3.15 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 1.23 units per square kilometre | -61.0% |
| 2004 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 1.19 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 1.6 units per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 2007 | 1.72 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 1.54 units per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 1.73 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 1.84 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 2.08 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 2.36 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 2.55 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 3 units per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 3.36 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 3.78 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 4.02 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 4.19 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 4.16 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 4.34 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 4.22 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 4.23 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 4.62 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.51 units per square kilometre | 2.84 units per square kilometre | 4.23 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.03 units per square kilometre | 1.08 units per square kilometre | 3.73 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.13 units per square kilometre | 1.84 units per square kilometre | 4.19 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.35 units per square kilometre | 4.22 units per square kilometre | 4.62 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 4 Rwanda 10.13 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Afghanistan 9.82 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Palestine, State of 6.82 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Haiti 4.43 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 South Sudan 3.63 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 El Salvador 3.31 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Eritrea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 119 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 554,891 (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 0.1538 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 554,891 (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 (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Eritrea?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Eritrea was 4.62 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.62 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 units per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Eritrea rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Eritrea ranks 7th 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 Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.