Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0009 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1994–2023
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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 0.0009 units per square kilometre.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.0009 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 152nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -29.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +51.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -39.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +167.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 0.0009 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0017 units per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 0.0009 units per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0022 units per square kilometre, 39% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +167.9% | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 149 Papua New Guinea 0.001 units per square kilometre compare
- 150 Saudi Arabia 0.001 units per square kilometre compare
- 151 Madagascar 0.001 units per square kilometre compare
- 153 Greece 0.0008 units per square kilometre compare
- 154 South Africa 0.0008 units per square kilometre compare
- 155 Germany 0.0006 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 581,072 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 517 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 517 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0084 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland →
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.0009 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 152nd 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.