Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Sudan
Sudan: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.8013 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Sudan, 2012–2023
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 Sudan stood at 0.8013 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 78.8% on the previous year and up 130.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Sudan peaked at 0.8013 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3046 units per square kilometre, in 2012.
That places Sudan 18th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Sudan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.3046 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0.3474 units per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3565 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3357 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3482 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3718 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.388 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3934 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4217 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4418 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4482 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8013 units per square kilometre | +78.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3557 units per square kilometre | 0.3046 units per square kilometre | 0.3934 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5283 units per square kilometre | 0.4217 units per square kilometre | 0.8013 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 15 Somalia 1.34 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Central African Republic 1.22 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Comoros 1.18 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Gambia 0.8011 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Albania 0.8 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Iraq 0.7579 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Sudan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 809,816 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.82 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0546 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.82 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0157 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 Sudan?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Sudan was 0.8013 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8013 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3046 units per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does Sudan rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Sudan ranks 18th 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 Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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.