Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 13 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Vanuatu, 2017–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 13 for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 160.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Vanuatu peaked at 13 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2017.
Vanuatu ranks 179th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 5 | — |
| 2023 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 13 | +160.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 13 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,568, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 13 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95, 14% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.67 | 0 | 13 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 178 Turks and Caicos Islands 14 compare
- 180 Slovenia 12 compare
- 181 Malta 11 compare
- 182 Seychelles 10 compare
More social development data for Vanuatu
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- 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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13 (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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Vanuatu?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Vanuatu was 13 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 13 in 2025.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2017.
- How does Vanuatu rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Vanuatu ranks 179th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.