Refugees per 100,000 people — all countries

Refugees per 100,000 people — Sri Lanka

Refugees per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024 — 1 per 100k. Ranked 158 in the world out of 178. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 1,002.9%.

2024 1 per 100k −38.81% vs 2023
World rank 158of 178
Period maximum 4.6 per 100k2019
Period minimum 0.1 per 100k1996

Trend over time

1991–2024 · per 100,000 people

Refugees per 100,000 people — Sri Lanka, 1991–202402461991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 0.1 per 100k1992: 0.1 per 100k1993: 0.1 per 100k1994: 0.1 per 100k1995: 0.1 per 100k1996: 0.1 per 100k1997: 0.1 per 100k1998: 0.1 per 100k1999: 0.1 per 100k2000: 0.1 per 100k2001: 0.1 per 100k2002: 0.1 per 100k2003: 0.1 per 100k2004: 0.3 per 100k2005: 0.5 per 100k2006: 0.8 per 100k2007: 0.9 per 100k2008: 1.3 per 100k2009: 1.2 per 100k2010: 1.1 per 100k2011: 0.9 per 100k2012: 0.5 per 100k2013: 0.7 per 100k2014: 2.4 per 100k2015: 3.6 per 100k2016: 2.7 per 100k2017: 3.7 per 100k2018: 3.6 per 100k2019: 4.6 per 100k2020: 4.5 per 100k2021: 4 per 100k2022: 2.2 per 100k2023: 1.6 per 100k2024: 1 per 100k
Change over the period: +0.9 (+1,002.94%) Average annual rate: 7.55 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Sri Lanka 1 per 100k
World computed 463.6 per 100k
South Asia computed 144.3 per 100k
Southern Asia computed 307.2 per 100k
Lower-middle-income countries computed 301.6 per 100k
Refugees per 100,000 people — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 1 −0.6 −38.81%
2023 1.6 −0.6 −25.64%
2022 2.2 −1.8 −44.76%
2021 4 −0.5 −10.57%
2020 4.5 −0.2 −3.82%
2019 4.6 +1.1 +29.86%
2018 3.6 −0.1 −3.65%
2017 3.7 +1 +35.12%
2016 2.7 −0.8 −23.56%
2015 3.6 +1.2 +52.45%
2014 2.4 +1.7 +252.13%
2013 0.7 +0.2 +30.03%
2012 0.5 −0.4 −42.15%
2011 0.9 −0.2 −17.03%
2010 1.1 −0.1 −11.28%
2009 1.2 −0.1 −7.95%
2008 1.3 +0.4 +46.31%
2007 0.9 +0.1 +12.8%
2006 0.8 +0.3 +51.81%
2005 0.5 +0.2 +75.54%
2004 0.3 +0.2 +129.21%
2003 0.1 +0 +17.32%
2002 0.1 +0 +67.48%
2001 0.1 +0 +6.63%
2000 0.1 −0 −34.54%
1999 0.1 −0 −29.33%
1998 0.1 +0 +16.82%
1997 0.1 +0.1 +87.32%
1996 0.1 −0 −10.08%
1995 0.1 +0 +7.3%
1994 0.1 −0 −42.94%
1993 0.1 −0 −11.05%
1992 0.1 +0 +37.79%
1991 0.1

Southern Asia, 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.