Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Madagascar
Madagascar: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.001 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Madagascar, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.001 units per square kilometre for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Madagascar peaked at 0.001 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 2001.
Madagascar ranks 151st of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +65.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +53.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +52.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +58.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2023 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.001 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2005 units per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.001 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.046 units per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +65.4% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 148 Lithuania 0.001 units per square kilometre compare
- 149 Papua New Guinea 0.001 units per square kilometre compare
- 150 Saudi Arabia 0.001 units per square kilometre compare
- 152 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0009 units per square kilometre compare
- 153 Greece 0.0008 units per square kilometre compare
- 154 South Africa 0.0008 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Madagascar
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 87 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 637 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 25 % 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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 637 (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 Madagascar?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Madagascar was 0.001 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.001 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Madagascar rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Madagascar ranks 151st 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 Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.