Refugees per 100,000 people — all countries

Refugees per 100,000 people — Sub-Saharan Africa

Refugees per 100,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024 — 663.1 per 100k. Since 1986, the indicator has fallen by 22.3%.

2024 663.1 per 100k +5.94% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 1,269.9 per 100k1990
Period minimum 251.9 per 100k2009

Trend over time

1986–2024 · per 100,000 people

Refugees per 100,000 people — Sub-Saharan Africa, 1986–202405001,0001,500198619901994199820022006201020142018202220241986: 853.2 per 100k1987: 955.5 per 100k1990: 1,269.9 per 100k1991: 1,114.9 per 100k1992: 1,081.7 per 100k1993: 1,135.7 per 100k1994: 1,137.9 per 100k1995: 1,007.7 per 100k1996: 706.7 per 100k1997: 547 per 100k1998: 509.9 per 100k1999: 509.9 per 100k2000: 511.9 per 100k2001: 446.9 per 100k2002: 435.2 per 100k2003: 404.3 per 100k2004: 377.7 per 100k2005: 343.9 per 100k2006: 315.2 per 100k2007: 291.5 per 100k2008: 262.8 per 100k2009: 251.9 per 100k2010: 257.8 per 100k2011: 296.9 per 100k2012: 303.2 per 100k2013: 312.7 per 100k2014: 378.6 per 100k2015: 439.4 per 100k2016: 495.8 per 100k2017: 588.3 per 100k2018: 579.5 per 100k2019: 565 per 100k2020: 572.6 per 100k2021: 592.3 per 100k2022: 582 per 100k2023: 626 per 100k2024: 663.1 per 100k
Change over the period: −190 (−22.27%) Average annual rate: -0.66 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa 663.1 per 100k
World computed 463.6 per 100k
Refugees per 100,000 people — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 663.1 +37.2 +5.94%
2023 626 +43.9 +7.55%
2022 582 −10.3 −1.74%
2021 592.3 +19.7 +3.45%
2020 572.6 +7.6 +1.35%
2019 565 −14.5 −2.51%
2018 579.5 −8.8 −1.49%
2017 588.3 +92.5 +18.66%
2016 495.8 +56.4 +12.83%
2015 439.4 +60.8 +16.06%
2014 378.6 +65.9 +21.09%
2013 312.7 +9.4 +3.12%
2012 303.2 +6.3 +2.14%
2011 296.9 +39.1 +15.15%
2010 257.8 +5.9 +2.35%
2009 251.9 −10.9 −4.15%
2008 262.8 −28.6 −9.82%
2007 291.5 −23.7 −7.52%
2006 315.2 −28.7 −8.36%
2005 343.9 −33.8 −8.94%
2004 377.7 −26.6 −6.58%
2003 404.3 −30.9 −7.1%
2002 435.2 −11.7 −2.62%
2001 446.9 −65 −12.7%
2000 511.9 +2 +0.39%
1999 509.9 −0 −0%
1998 509.9 −37.1 −6.79%
1997 547 −159.7 −22.59%
1996 706.7 −301 −29.87%
1995 1,007.7 −130.3 −11.45%
1994 1,137.9 +2.2 +0.2%
1993 1,135.7 +53.9 +4.99%
1992 1,081.7 −33.1 −2.97%
1991 1,114.9 −155 −12.21%
1990 1,269.9
1987 955.5 +102.4 +12%
1986 853.2

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.