Refugees under UNRWA mandate, by host country in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Refugees under UNRWA mandate, by host country was 357,985 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Refugees under UNRWA mandate, by host country in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 2000–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, refugees under unrwa mandate, by host country in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 357,985. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 38.6% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under unrwa mandate, by host country in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 631,111 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 357,985, in 2025.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 19th of 21 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Refugees under UNRWA mandate, by host country in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 387,526 | — |
| 2001 | 391,651 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 405,601 | +3.6% |
| 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 | 496,000 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 510,444 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 528,711 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 569,645 | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 591,780 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 604,689 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 618,128 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 631,111 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 560,139 | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 562,312 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 568,730 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 575,234 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 581,018 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 586,842 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 582,746 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 357,985 | -38.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 428,023 | 387,526 | 472,109 | 10 |
| 2010s | 567,296 | 496,000 | 631,111 | 10 |
| 2020s | 542,092 | 357,985 | 586,842 | 6 |
More population data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Refugees by host country, per 1000 population 9 (2025)
- Refugees by host country, per 1 USD GNI per capita 9 (2025)
- New internal displacements 18.93 million (2025)
- Internally displaced persons 47.06 million (2025)
- International migrants, by country of destination 168.25 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under unrwa mandate, by host country in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Refugees under unrwa mandate, by host country in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 357,985 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest refugees under unrwa mandate, by host country recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 631,111 in 2017.
- What is the lowest refugees under unrwa mandate, by host country recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 357,985 in 2025.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for refugees under unrwa mandate, by host country?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 19th out of 21 groups with data for 2025.
- Is refugees under unrwa mandate, by host country rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Refugees under UNRWA mandate, by host country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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