Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled in Singapore
Singapore: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled in Singapore, 1978–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled in Singapore stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 41 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, gaps filled in Singapore peaked at 900 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1981.
Singapore ranks 171st 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, gaps filled in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 730 | — |
| 1979 | 900 | +23.3% |
| 1980 | 450 | -50.0% |
| 1981 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 480 | — |
| 1983 | 290 | -39.6% |
| 1984 | 213.33 | -26.4% |
| 1985 | 136.67 | -35.9% |
| 1986 | 60 | -56.1% |
| 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% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.75 | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 2.5 | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 1.25 | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 815 | 730 | 900 | 2 |
| 1980s | 275 | 0 | 480 | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.1 | 0 | 166 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.75 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.25 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 171 Aruba 0
- 171 Antigua and Barbuda 0 compare
- 171 Brunei Darussalam 0
- 171 Cape Verde 0 compare
- 171 Curaçao 0 compare
- 171 Grenada 0 compare
- 171 Macau, China 0 compare
- 171 Myanmar 0
- 171 Solomon Islands 0 compare
- 171 Sierra Leone 0 compare
- 171 Timor-Leste 0
- 171 Vanuatu 0 compare
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- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.9668 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.9668 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.9% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 140,350 people (2100)
- Population density 5,798 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.9% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5703 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4648 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled in Singapore?
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled in Singapore was 0 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 900 in 1979.
- What is the lowest refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1981.
- How does Singapore rank for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled?
- Singapore ranks 171st out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Refugees by country of asylum UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.