Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0456 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1969–2023
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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 0.0456 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 46.1% on the previous year and up 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0456 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1976.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 44 groups 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | +228.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -65.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -79.6% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | -97.9% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | +241817.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -83.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | +322.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | +220.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0162 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0168 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0177 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0156 units per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0159 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0168 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | +39.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0331 units per square kilometre | +284.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0237 units per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0245 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0249 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0256 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.026 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0263 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0245 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0237 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0223 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0168 units per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0154 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0233 units per square kilometre | +51.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0285 units per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 2021 | 0.028 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0312 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0456 units per square kilometre | +46.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Latin America & Caribbean (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +241817.0% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0077 units per square kilometre |
| 1980 | +322.2% | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0053 units per square kilometre |
| 2007 | +284.9% | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | 0.0331 units per square kilometre |
| 1971 | +228.3% | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0032 units per square kilometre |
| 1981 | +220.2% | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | 0.0169 units per square kilometre |
| 1975 | -97.9% | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | 0.0177 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.012 units per square kilometre | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | 0.0331 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0229 units per square kilometre | 0.0154 units per square kilometre | 0.0263 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0333 units per square kilometre | 0.028 units per square kilometre | 0.0456 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 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
- 33 Serbia 0.3545 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Nauru 0.35 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Hong Kong 0.3333 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Guatemala 0.3174 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 493,239 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.01 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.01 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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 493,239 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.0456 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0456 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (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.