Refugees per 100,000 people — all countries

Refugees per 100,000 people — Peru

Refugees per 100,000 people in Peru in 2024 — 19.7 per 100k. Ranked 118 in the world out of 178. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 77.3%.

2024 19.7 per 100k −0.65% vs 2023
World rank 118of 178
Period maximum 37.1 per 100k1979
Period minimum 1.7 per 100k1998

Trend over time

1970–2024 · per 100,000 people

Refugees per 100,000 people — Peru, 1970–202401020304019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 11.1 per 100k1971: 10.8 per 100k1972: 10.9 per 100k1974: 30.8 per 100k1975: 3.9 per 100k1976: 2.8 per 100k1977: 7.4 per 100k1978: 6.7 per 100k1979: 37.1 per 100k1980: 8.4 per 100k1981: 8.4 per 100k1982: 6.6 per 100k1983: 3.2 per 100k1984: 2.9 per 100k1985: 3.6 per 100k1986: 3 per 100k1987: 3.1 per 100k1988: 3.1 per 100k1989: 3.2 per 100k1990: 3.3 per 100k1991: 3 per 100k1992: 2.8 per 100k1993: 3.1 per 100k1994: 2.7 per 100k1995: 2.5 per 100k1996: 2.7 per 100k1997: 2.9 per 100k1998: 1.7 per 100k1999: 2.7 per 100k2000: 2.6 per 100k2001: 2.5 per 100k2002: 2.5 per 100k2003: 2.6 per 100k2004: 2.7 per 100k2005: 3 per 100k2006: 3.2 per 100k2007: 3.4 per 100k2008: 3.7 per 100k2009: 3.8 per 100k2010: 3.9 per 100k2011: 3.9 per 100k2012: 3.7 per 100k2013: 3.8 per 100k2014: 4.2 per 100k2015: 4.8 per 100k2016: 5.2 per 100k2017: 5.7 per 100k2018: 7.9 per 100k2019: 8.8 per 100k2020: 13 per 100k2021: 17.5 per 100k2022: 19.5 per 100k2023: 19.8 per 100k2024: 19.7 per 100k
Change over the period: +8.6 (+77.34%) Average annual rate: 1.07 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Peru 19.7 per 100k
World computed 463.6 per 100k
Latin America & Caribbean computed 79.1 per 100k
South America computed 74.2 per 100k
Upper-middle-income countries computed 387.3 per 100k
Refugees per 100,000 people — Peru, by year Peru All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 19.7 −0.1 −0.65%
2023 19.8 +0.3 +1.46%
2022 19.5 +2.1 +11.93%
2021 17.5 +4.5 +34.24%
2020 13 +4.2 +48.12%
2019 8.8 +0.9 +11.79%
2018 7.9 +2.1 +37.64%
2017 5.7 +0.5 +9.09%
2016 5.2 +0.5 +9.6%
2015 4.8 +0.5 +12.76%
2014 4.2 +0.5 +11.91%
2013 3.8 +0.1 +1.63%
2012 3.7 −0.1 −3.47%
2011 3.9 −0 −0.66%
2010 3.9 +0.1 +2.72%
2009 3.8 +0.1 +2.39%
2008 3.7 +0.3 +7.34%
2007 3.4 +0.3 +8.57%
2006 3.2 +0.2 +6.58%
2005 3 +0.3 +9.33%
2004 2.7 +0.1 +5.58%
2003 2.6 +0.1 +3.46%
2002 2.5 −0 −1.48%
2001 2.5 −0.1 −2.08%
2000 2.6 −0.1 −3.52%
1999 2.7 +1 +61.89%
1998 1.7 −1.3 −43.91%
1997 2.9 +0.3 +10.83%
1996 2.7 +0.2 +6.02%
1995 2.5 −0.2 −8.8%
1994 2.7 −0.4 −12.62%
1993 3.1 +0.4 +12.7%
1992 2.8 −0.2 −8.18%
1991 3 −0.3 −7.63%
1990 3.3 +0.1 +2.48%
1989 3.2 +0.1 +3.31%
1988 3.1 −0 −0.11%
1987 3.1 +0.1 +4.26%
1986 3 −0.6 −16.28%
1985 3.6 +0.6 +21.99%
1984 2.9 −0.3 −8.95%
1983 3.2 −3.4 −51.23%
1982 6.6 −1.9 −21.96%
1981 8.4 +0 +0.21%
1980 8.4 −28.7 −77.32%
1979 37.1 +30.4 +456.85%
1978 6.7 −0.8 −10.59%
1977 7.4 +4.6 +166.07%
1976 2.8 −1.1 −28.45%
1975 3.9 −26.8 −87.28%
1974 30.8
1972 10.9 +0.1 +0.63%
1971 10.8 −0.3 −2.43%
1970 11.1

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.