Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre by country
Refugee population by country or territory of origin divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
195
Highest
34.61 units per square kilometre
Syria
Lowest
0 units per square kilometre
Tuvalu
Median
0.0173 units per square kilometre
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
6,729
What the numbers show
Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 34.61 units per square kilometre in Syria; the lowest is 0 units per square kilometre in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0173 units per square kilometre, and the mean is 0.6603 units per square kilometre.
Over the past decade 117 countries rose and 69 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 115,529.0%), and the largest decrease in Andorra (down 100.0%).
Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syria | 34.61 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 157.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Burundi | 12.46 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 340.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Ukraine | 10.29 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 115,529.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Rwanda | 10.13 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 197.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Afghanistan | 9.82 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 150.5% | falling |
| 6 | Palestine | 6.82 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Eritrea | 4.62 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 81.5% | rising |
| 8 | Haiti | 4.43 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 216.1% | volatile |
| 9 | South Sudan | 3.63 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,902.7% | volatile |
| 10 | El Salvador | 3.31 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 612.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Monaco | 2.47 units per square kilometre | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 2.35 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 13 | Myanmar | 1.97 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 167.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Azerbaijan | 1.91 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,363.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Somalia | 1.34 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Central African Republic | 1.22 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 200.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Comoros | 1.18 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 331.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Sudan | 0.8013 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 130.7% | rising |
| 19 | Gambia | 0.8011 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 139.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Albania | 0.8 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 116.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Iraq | 0.7579 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Honduras | 0.754 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2,457.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Lebanon | 0.7226 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 94.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Barbados | 0.693 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 373.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Armenia | 0.5345 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Macao | 0.4545 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Nigeria | 0.4505 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,216.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.4315 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 95.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.4026 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Venezuela | 0.3942 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4,041.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Bahrain | 0.38 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3773 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Nauru | 0.35 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Hong Kong | 0.3333 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,358.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Guatemala | 0.3174 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 413.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Croatia | 0.3141 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Maldives | 0.2349 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 134.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Cameroon | 0.2342 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 870.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Nicaragua | 0.2118 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,565.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Georgia | 0.2115 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 116.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Grenada | 0.2059 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Mali | 0.2041 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 63.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Burkina Faso | 0.2005 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3,377.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Jamaica | 0.1965 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 41.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Saint Lucia | 0.1918 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Bangladesh | 0.1856 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 148.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Cuba | 0.1788 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Bhutan | 0.175 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Turkey | 0.166 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Moldova | 0.1623 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 141.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Guinea | 0.157 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 165.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.1523 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Togo | 0.1463 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Ethiopia | 0.1403 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 105.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Kuwait | 0.1277 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 134.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Mauritius | 0.1227 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 240.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Pakistan | 0.1225 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 94.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Bahamas | 0.1066 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 413.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Colombia | 0.1041 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Sierra Leone | 0.1031 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Dominica | 0.0973 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 78.0% | rising |
| 62 | Iran | 0.0935 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 103.0% | rising |
| 63 | Yemen | 0.0909 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,889.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0817 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0808 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Djibouti | 0.0794 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 146.3% | volatile |
| 67 | North Macedonia | 0.0768 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Belarus | 0.0742 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 243.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0684 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0661 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Cambodia | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Senegal | 0.0619 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Ghana | 0.061 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Vietnam | 0.0585 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Tonga | 0.0569 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 156.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Singapore | 0.0515 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Nepal | 0.0504 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Liberia | 0.0502 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Montenegro | 0.0469 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Jordan | 0.0448 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 145.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Uganda | 0.0417 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Congo | 0.0405 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Israel | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Mauritania | 0.0364 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 85 | Laos | 0.0284 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Tajikistan | 0.0268 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 471.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Hungary | 0.0235 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 74.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Egypt | 0.0233 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Seychelles | 0.0217 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Cayman Islands | 0.0208 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 91 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.02 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 92 | Morocco | 0.0198 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 584.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Niger | 0.0196 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3,578.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Zimbabwe | 0.0193 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 0.0184 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 198.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Tunisia | 0.018 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 106.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Curacao | 0.018 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 77.1% | falling |
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0173 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 99 | China | 0.0171 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Ecuador | 0.0171 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 496.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0139 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 98.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Kenya | 0.0138 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Slovakia | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 95.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 105 | Fiji | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Mexico | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 132.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Libya | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 444.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Uzbekistan | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Angola | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 110 | India | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 129.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Czechia | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Chad | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Benin | 0.008 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 207.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Romania | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Eswatini | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Indonesia | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Samoa | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Malawi | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Russia | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Qatar | 0.005 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 290.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Cape Verde | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Costa Rica | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Turkmenistan | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 268.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Peru | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Bulgaria | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Gabon | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 381.1% | volatile |
| 127 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 172.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Algeria | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 109.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Belize | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 94.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Panama | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 135.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Poland | 0.003 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Malaysia | 0.003 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 109.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Chile | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 223.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Latvia | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Philippines | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Netherlands | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 137 | North Korea | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Luxembourg | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | rising |
| 139 | Belgium | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 30.6% | flat |
| 140 | Mongolia | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Kazakhstan | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 79.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Estonia | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Solomon Islands | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 144 | Guyana | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 145 | South Korea | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Tanzania | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Lithuania | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Papua New Guinea | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 106.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Saudi Arabia | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 263.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Madagascar | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 151 | United Kingdom | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 152 | Greece | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 153 | South Africa | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Germany | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Namibia | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Cyprus | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Uruguay | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Portugal | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Brazil | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 286.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Zambia | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Thailand | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Bolivia | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Italy | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 93.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Vanuatu | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Lesotho | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Paraguay | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Slovenia | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Oman | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 375.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Austria | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 360.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Botswana | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Suriname | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 147.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Mozambique | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 129.4% | volatile |
| 173 | New Zealand | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 174 | United States | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Japan | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Spain | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Argentina | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 178 | France | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Sweden | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Norway | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 181 | Canada | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 142.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Australia | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Andorra | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Brunei | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Switzerland | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Denmark | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Finland | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Ireland | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Iceland | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Kiribati | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Marshall Islands | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 183 | Malta | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 183 | San Marino | 0 units per square kilometre | 2005 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 183 | East Timor | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Tuvalu | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | falling |
How this figure is calculated
Refugee population by country or territory of origin divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Refugee population by country or territory of origin ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Refugees by country of origin UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 origin divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.