Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.1918 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Saint Lucia, 1998–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 0.1918 units per square kilometre for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2023.
The figure is up 24.5% on the previous year and down 83.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Saint Lucia peaked at 1.68 units per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0082 units per square kilometre, in 1998.
That places Saint Lucia 46th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0.0164 units per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0197 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0197 units per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0262 units per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0525 units per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1574 units per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2672 units per square kilometre | +69.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3721 units per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4721 units per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5115 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5475 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7082 units per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9295 units per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 2013 | 1.17 units per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2014 | 1.51 units per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 2015 | 1.66 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 1.63 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.63 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.68 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.38 units per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2020 | 1.19 units per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7492 units per square kilometre | -37.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1541 units per square kilometre | -79.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1918 units per square kilometre | +24.5% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.1918 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0448 units per square kilometre, 4.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.1918 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0446 units per square kilometre, 4.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Saint Lucia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +200.0% | 0.0525 units per square kilometre | 0.1574 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | 0.0164 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1913 units per square kilometre | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | 0.5115 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 units per square kilometre | 0.5475 units per square kilometre | 1.68 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5713 units per square kilometre | 0.1541 units per square kilometre | 1.19 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 43 Mali 0.2041 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 0.2005 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 Jamaica 0.1965 units per square kilometre compare
- 47 Bangladesh 0.1856 units per square kilometre compare
- 48 Cuba 0.1788 units per square kilometre compare
- 49 Bhutan 0.175 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Saint Lucia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 199 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 199 (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 Saint Lucia?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Saint Lucia was 0.1918 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 units per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0082 units per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Saint Lucia ranks 46th 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 Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.