Refugee population by country or territory of asylum in Singapore
Singapore: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum in Singapore, 1978–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 0 for refugee population by country or territory of asylum in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugee population by country or territory of asylum in Singapore peaked at 900 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1981.
Singapore ranks 170th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 730 | — |
| 1979 | 900 | +23.3% |
| 1981 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 480 | — |
| 1983 | 290 | -39.6% |
| 1986 | 60 | -79.3% |
| 1987 | 320 | +433.3% |
| 1988 | 320 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 480 | +50.0% |
| 1990 | 146 | -69.6% |
| 1991 | 166 | +13.7% |
| 1992 | 115 | -30.7% |
| 1993 | 5 | -95.7% |
| 1994 | 10 | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 109 | +990.0% |
| 1996 | 10 | -90.8% |
| 1997 | 5 | -50.0% |
| 1998 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 7 | — |
| 2008 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | -28.6% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 11,811. (67 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 51.5. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugee population by country or territory of asylum in Singapore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +990.0% | 10 | 109 |
| 1987 | +433.3% | 60 | 320 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 815 | 730 | 900 | 2 |
| 1980s | 278.57 | 0 | 480 | 7 |
| 1990s | 57.1 | 0 | 166 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.75 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.5 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 170 Antigua and Barbuda 0 compare
- 170 Aruba 0
- 170 Brunei 0
- 170 Cape Verde 0 compare
- 170 Curacao 0 compare
- 170 East Timor 0
- 170 Grenada 0 compare
- 170 Haiti 0 compare
- 170 Macao 0 compare
- 170 Myanmar 0
- 170 Sierra Leone 0 compare
- 170 Solomon Islands 0 compare
- 170 Vanuatu 0 compare
More population data for Singapore
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.9668 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2028)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.9668 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0914 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 6,337 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4648 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5703 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.949 (2100)
- Population density 5,798 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 140,350 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugee population by country or territory of asylum in Singapore?
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum in Singapore was 0 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest refugee population by country or territory of asylum recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 900 in 1979.
- What is the lowest refugee population by country or territory of asylum recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1981.
- How does Singapore rank for refugee population by country or territory of asylum?
- Singapore ranks 170th out of 183 countries with data for 2025.
- Is refugee population by country or territory of asylum rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Refugee population by country or territory of asylum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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