Refugees under the mandate of the UNRWA by country or territory of in IDA total
IDA total: Refugees under the mandate of the UNRWA by country or territory of was 357,985 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Refugees under the mandate of the UNRWA by country or territory of in IDA total, 1960–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
The most recent figure for refugees under the mandate of the unrwa by country or territory of in IDA total is 357,985, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.6% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unrwa by country or territory of in IDA total peaked at 586,578 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 116,778, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNRWA by country or territory of in IDA total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 116,778 | — |
| 1961 | 120,577 | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 124,626 | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 129,010 | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 133,366 | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 138,081 | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 142,206 | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 127,304 | -10.5% |
| 1968 | 151,730 | +19.2% |
| 1969 | 156,635 | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 160,932 | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 166,099 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 171,230 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 175,817 | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 179,916 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 186,130 | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 189,902 | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 195,517 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 200,605 | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 206,045 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 212,053 | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 216,351 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 223,122 | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 229,433 | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 240,718 | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 247,991 | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 254,293 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 261,694 | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 269,142 | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 276,547 | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 284,888 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 294,050 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 306,042 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 321,104 | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 332,465 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 342,507 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 352,136 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 361,202 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 370,035 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 378,382 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 387,526 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 396,248 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 405,601 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 413,827 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 421,737 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 432,048 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 442,363 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 451,467 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 461,897 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 472,109 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 476,801 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 486,946 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 499,189 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 517,255 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 528,616 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 534,654 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 543,014 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 551,873 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 560,139 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 562,312 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 568,730 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 575,234 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 580,723 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 586,578 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 582,745 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 357,985 | -38.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNRWA by country or territory of in IDA total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -38.6% | 582,745 | 357,985 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 134,031 | 116,778 | 156,635 | 10 |
| 1970s | 183,219 | 160,932 | 206,045 | 10 |
| 1980s | 243,134 | 212,053 | 276,547 | 10 |
| 1990s | 334,281 | 284,888 | 378,382 | 10 |
| 2000s | 428,482 | 387,526 | 472,109 | 10 |
| 2010s | 526,080 | 476,801 | 562,312 | 10 |
| 2020s | 541,999 | 357,985 | 586,578 | 6 |
More social development data for IDA total
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.87 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20.81 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0105 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20.81 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.006 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 6.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.87 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -10.93 % change on previous year (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 unrwa by country or territory of in IDA total?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unrwa by country or territory of in IDA total was 357,985 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unrwa by country or territory of recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 586,578 in 2023.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unrwa by country or territory of recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 116,778 in 1960.
- How does IDA total rank for refugees under the mandate of the unrwa by country or territory of?
- IDA total ranks 13th out of 16 groups with data for 2025.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unrwa by country or territory of rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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 UNRWA by country or territory of asylum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Palestine Refugees, are persons whose normal place of residence was Palestine during the period 1 June 1946 to 15 May 1948 and who lost both home and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 conflict. Palestine Refugees, and descendants of Palestine refugee males, including legally adopted children, are eligible to register for UNRWA services. UNRWA accepts new applications from persons who wish to be registered as Palestine Refugees. Once they are registered with UNRWA, persons in this category are referred to as Registered Refugees. Refugees under the mandate of the UNRWA are not typically included in the statistics on refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).