Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0013 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Solomon Islands, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 0.0013 units per square kilometre for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2023.
That represents a change of down 18.2% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.0027 units per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.001 units per square kilometre, in 2005.
Solomon Islands ranks 144th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2002 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -55.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +37.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -42.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -18.2% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.0013 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0284 units per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 0.0013 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0021 units per square kilometre, 62% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 141 Mongolia 0.0015 units per square kilometre compare
- 142 Kazakhstan 0.0014 units per square kilometre compare
- 143 Estonia 0.0014 units per square kilometre compare
- 145 Guyana 0.0012 units per square kilometre compare
- 146 Korea 0.0011 units per square kilometre compare
- 147 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0011 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Solomon Islands
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2024)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 73 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 73 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2024)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Solomon Islands?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Solomon Islands was 0.0013 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0027 units per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Solomon Islands ranks 144th 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 Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.