Refugees per 100,000 people — all countries

Refugees per 100,000 people — Liberia

Refugees per 100,000 people in Liberia in 2024 — 20.8 per 100k. Ranked 117 in the world out of 178. Since 1969, the indicator has fallen by 70.3%.

2024 20.8 per 100k −1.88% vs 2023
World rank 117of 178
Period maximum 6,967.3 per 100k1993
Period minimum 3.3 per 100k1988

Trend over time

1969–2024 · per 100,000 people

Refugees per 100,000 people — Liberia, 1969–202402,0004,0006,0008,00019691975198119871993199920052011201720231969: 69.9 per 100k1971: 4 per 100k1977: 87.8 per 100k1983: 4.3 per 100k1984: 12 per 100k1985: 8 per 100k1986: 10.8 per 100k1987: 7.2 per 100k1988: 3.3 per 100k1989: 9.9 per 100k1992: 4,827.5 per 100k1993: 6,967.3 per 100k1994: 5,589.2 per 100k1995: 5,535.9 per 100k1996: 5,378.3 per 100k1997: 5,258.3 per 100k1998: 3,606.9 per 100k1999: 3,413.2 per 100k2000: 2,366.9 per 100k2001: 1,815.8 per 100k2002: 2,098.6 per 100k2003: 1,089.6 per 100k2004: 480.5 per 100k2005: 307.8 per 100k2006: 463.5 per 100k2007: 285 per 100k2008: 267.4 per 100k2009: 176.1 per 100k2010: 609.4 per 100k2011: 3,039 per 100k2012: 1,506.9 per 100k2013: 1,191.1 per 100k2014: 845.4 per 100k2015: 783.2 per 100k2016: 399.1 per 100k2017: 229.1 per 100k2018: 184.1 per 100k2019: 163.1 per 100k2020: 159.5 per 100k2021: 155.3 per 100k2022: 11.5 per 100k2023: 21.2 per 100k2024: 20.8 per 100k
Change over the period: −49.2 (−70.28%) Average annual rate: -2.18 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Liberia 20.8 per 100k
World computed 463.6 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 663.1 per 100k
Western Africa computed 195.5 per 100k
Low-income countries computed 925.9 per 100k
Refugees per 100,000 people — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 20.8 −0.4 −1.88%
2023 21.2 +9.7 +83.65%
2022 11.5 −143.8 −92.57%
2021 155.3 −4.2 −2.61%
2020 159.5 −3.6 −2.2%
2019 163.1 −21 −11.42%
2018 184.1 −45 −19.65%
2017 229.1 −170 −42.59%
2016 399.1 −384.2 −49.05%
2015 783.2 −62.1 −7.35%
2014 845.4 −345.7 −29.02%
2013 1,191.1 −315.9 −20.96%
2012 1,506.9 −1,532.1 −50.41%
2011 3,039 +2,429.6 +398.69%
2010 609.4 +433.3 +246.09%
2009 176.1 −91.3 −34.14%
2008 267.4 −17.6 −6.18%
2007 285 −178.5 −38.51%
2006 463.5 +155.7 +50.57%
2005 307.8 −172.7 −35.94%
2004 480.5 −609.2 −55.91%
2003 1,089.6 −1,008.9 −48.08%
2002 2,098.6 +282.7 +15.57%
2001 1,815.8 −551.1 −23.28%
2000 2,366.9 −1,046.3 −30.65%
1999 3,413.2 −193.7 −5.37%
1998 3,606.9 −1,651.3 −31.4%
1997 5,258.3 −120.1 −2.23%
1996 5,378.3 −157.5 −2.85%
1995 5,535.9 −53.3 −0.95%
1994 5,589.2 −1,378.1 −19.78%
1993 6,967.3 +2,139.8 +44.33%
1992 4,827.5
1989 9.9 +6.7 +203.7%
1988 3.3 −3.9 −54.28%
1987 7.2 −3.7 −33.97%
1986 10.8 +2.8 +34.8%
1985 8 −3.9 −32.85%
1984 12 +7.7 +180.09%
1983 4.3
1977 87.8
1971 4
1969 69.9

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.