Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.002 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1996–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 0.002 units per square kilometre for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2023.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 79.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 0.0118 units per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1998.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 138th of 196 countries on this measure, 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1998 | 0 units per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +1405.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | +37.3% |
| 2007 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | +52.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | +46.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | -32.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | -49.4% |
| 2023 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | -10.5% |
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of compared with similar countries
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 0.002 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2005 units per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 0.002 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0021 units per square kilometre, 96% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1405.9% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0021 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- 135 Latvia 0.0022 units per square kilometre compare
- 136 Philippines 0.0022 units per square kilometre compare
- 137 Netherlands 0.002 units per square kilometre compare
- 139 Luxembourg 0.0019 units per square kilometre compare
- 140 Belgium 0.0017 units per square kilometre compare
- 141 Mongolia 0.0015 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 263 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 263 (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 -7.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.024 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 0.002 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0118 units per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 138th 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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.