Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Samoa
Samoa: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 17 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Samoa, 2001–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Samoa recorded 17 for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 112.5% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Samoa peaked at 17 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2001.
That places Samoa 173rd out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 5 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 5 | — |
| 2022 | 8 | +60.0% |
| 2023 | 16 | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 8 | -50.0% |
| 2025 | 17 | +112.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.67 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020s | 9 | 0 | 17 | 6 |
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More social development data for Samoa
- 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 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0058 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Samoa?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Samoa was 17 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 2025.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2001.
- How does Samoa rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Samoa ranks 173rd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Refugees under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) include individuals recognized under the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity (OAU) Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, the refugee definition contained in the 1984 Cartagena Declaration on Refugees as incorporated into national laws, those recognized in accordance with the UNHCR Statute, individuals granted complementary forms of protection, and those enjoying temporary protection. The refugee population also includes people in a refugee-like situation, which is a category that is descriptive in nature and includes groups of people who are outside their country or territory of origin and who face protection risks similar to those of refugees, but for whom refugee status has, for practical or other reasons, not been ascertained. Refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Palestine Refugees, are not typically included in the statistics on refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the UNHCR.