Refugees per 100,000 people — all countries

Refugees per 100,000 people — Lesotho

Refugees per 100,000 people in Lesotho in 2024 — 17.9 per 100k. Ranked 120 in the world out of 178. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 161%.

2024 17.9 per 100k +29.89% vs 2023
World rank 120of 178
Period maximum 794.2 per 100k1981
Period minimum 1.4 per 100k2013

Trend over time

1970–2024 · per 100,000 people

Refugees per 100,000 people — Lesotho, 1970–2024020040060080019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 6.9 per 100k1971: 18 per 100k1972: 5.5 per 100k1973: 15.9 per 100k1974: 16.2 per 100k1975: 15.7 per 100k1976: 71.8 per 100k1977: 87.6 per 100k1978: 74.6 per 100k1979: 50.5 per 100k1980: 711 per 100k1981: 794.2 per 100k1982: 771.4 per 100k1983: 749.5 per 100k1984: 750.5 per 100k1985: 708 per 100k1986: 690.2 per 100k1987: 234.8 per 100k1988: 243.1 per 100k1989: 239.3 per 100k1990: 11.7 per 100k1991: 11.9 per 100k1992: 6.2 per 100k1993: 3.2 per 100k1994: 3 per 100k2001: 1.9 per 100k2011: 1.9 per 100k2012: 1.6 per 100k2013: 1.4 per 100k2014: 2.1 per 100k2015: 1.5 per 100k2016: 2.2 per 100k2017: 2.5 per 100k2018: 2.6 per 100k2019: 6.5 per 100k2020: 12.1 per 100k2021: 13.1 per 100k2022: 11 per 100k2023: 13.8 per 100k2024: 17.9 per 100k
Change over the period: +11.1 (+161.02%) Average annual rate: 1.79 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lesotho

Lesotho 17.9 per 100k
World computed 463.6 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 663.1 per 100k
Southern Africa computed 108 per 100k
Lower-middle-income countries computed 301.6 per 100k
Refugees per 100,000 people — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 17.9 +4.1 +29.89%
2023 13.8 +2.8 +25.7%
2022 11 −2.1 −16.11%
2021 13.1 +1 +7.98%
2020 12.1 +5.6 +87.28%
2019 6.5 +3.9 +152.37%
2018 2.6 +0 +0.58%
2017 2.5 +0.4 +18.09%
2016 2.2 +0.7 +46.59%
2015 1.5 −0.6 −28.75%
2014 2.1 +0.7 +46.59%
2013 1.4 −0.2 −13.07%
2012 1.6 −0.3 −14.03%
2011 1.9
2001 1.9
1994 3 −0.2 −6.28%
1993 3.2 −3.1 −49.49%
1992 6.2 −5.7 −47.7%
1991 11.9 +0.2 +1.93%
1990 11.7 −227.6 −95.1%
1989 239.3 −3.9 −1.59%
1988 243.1 +8.3 +3.53%
1987 234.8 −455.4 −65.98%
1986 690.2 −17.7 −2.51%
1985 708 −42.5 −5.67%
1984 750.5 +1 +0.13%
1983 749.5 −22 −2.85%
1982 771.4 −22.7 −2.86%
1981 794.2 +83.2 +11.7%
1980 711 +660.5 +1,307.69%
1979 50.5 −24.1 −32.29%
1978 74.6 −13 −14.85%
1977 87.6 +15.8 +21.98%
1976 71.8 +56.2 +358.73%
1975 15.7 −0.6 −3.4%
1974 16.2 +0.3 +1.98%
1973 15.9 +10.4 +189.77%
1972 5.5 −12.5 −69.51%
1971 18 +11.1 +161.93%
1970 6.9

Southern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of hosted refugees per 100,000 people of the population of the host country. The indicator converts absolute numbers into a measure of load: by number of refugees the top rows belong to large countries, while by this rate they belong to small states that took in an exodus from a neighboring country, where the newcomers are comparable in number to the local population.

Important: A measure of load rather than of generosity: a high value speaks more often of geographic proximity to a conflict zone than of resettlement policy.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.