Refugees under UNRWA mandate, by host country in World Bank (low income)
World Bank (low income): Refugees under UNRWA mandate, by host country was 357,985 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Refugees under UNRWA mandate, by host country in World Bank (low income), 2000–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for refugees under unrwa mandate, by host country in World Bank (low income) is 357,985, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is 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 World Bank (low income) peaked at 631,111 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 357,985, in 2025.
That places World Bank (low income) 19th out of 21 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 World Bank (low income), 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 World Bank (low income)
- Total population by age 24,462 (2100)
- Total population by age 1,267 (2023)
- Proportion of population using of on-site sanitation facilities with 0.5689 (2024)
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services 11.78 (2024)
- Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services 23.6 (2024)
- Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to 5.99 (2024)
- Proportion of population using on-site sanitation facilities with 17.05 (2024)
- Proportion of population using limited drinking water services 18.62 (2024)
- Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources 80.26 (2024)
- Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to 7.78 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under unrwa mandate, by host country in World Bank (low income)?
- Refugees under unrwa mandate, by host country in World Bank (low income) was 357,985 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest refugees under unrwa mandate, by host country recorded in World Bank (low income)?
- The highest recorded value was 631,111 in 2017.
- What is the lowest refugees under unrwa mandate, by host country recorded in World Bank (low income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 357,985 in 2025.
- How does World Bank (low income) rank for refugees under unrwa mandate, by host country?
- World Bank (low income) ranks 19th out of 21 groups with data for 2025.
- Is refugees under unrwa mandate, by host country rising or falling in World Bank (low income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World Bank (low income) 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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