Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0115 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Sao Tome and Principe, 1985–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 0.0115 units per square kilometre for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2023.
The figure is down 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.0521 units per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0063 units per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 105th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0521 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.0292 units per square kilometre | -44.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0333 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 0.049 units per square kilometre | +46.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0437 units per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0406 units per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0302 units per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 2000 | 0.024 units per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0219 units per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0427 units per square kilometre | +95.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0427 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0375 units per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 0.024 units per square kilometre | -36.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0312 units per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0333 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0333 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0333 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0333 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0333 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0323 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0323 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.025 units per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 2015 | 0.025 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0323 units per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0323 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0323 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0292 units per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0292 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | -78.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | +83.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0115 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0284 units per square kilometre, 40% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0115 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.046 units per square kilometre, 25% 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 Sao Tome and Principe 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 | +95.2% | 0.0219 units per square kilometre | 0.0427 units per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +83.3% | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | 0.0115 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0521 units per square kilometre | 0.0521 units per square kilometre | 0.0521 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0377 units per square kilometre | 0.0292 units per square kilometre | 0.049 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0324 units per square kilometre | 0.0219 units per square kilometre | 0.0427 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0307 units per square kilometre | 0.025 units per square kilometre | 0.0333 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | 0.0292 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 102 Equatorial Guinea 0.0139 units per square kilometre compare
- 103 Kenya 0.0138 units per square kilometre compare
- 104 Slovakia 0.0131 units per square kilometre compare
- 106 Fiji 0.0113 units per square kilometre compare
- 107 Mexico 0.0112 units per square kilometre compare
- 108 Libya 0.0102 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (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 8 (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 60 % change on previous year (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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0115 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0521 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0063 units per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 105th 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.