Refugees per 100,000 people — all countries

Refugees per 100,000 people — Central America

Refugees per 100,000 people in Central America in 2024 — 106 per 100k. Since 1972, the indicator has risen by 1,727.3%.

2024 106 per 100k +26.02% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 1,081.6 per 100k1988
Period minimum 5.8 per 100k1972

Trend over time

1972–2024 · per 100,000 people

Refugees per 100,000 people — Central America, 1972–202405001,0001,50019721978198419901996200220082014202020241972: 5.8 per 100k1979: 32.8 per 100k1980: 105.3 per 100k1981: 367.8 per 100k1982: 350.8 per 100k1983: 352.3 per 100k1984: 361.2 per 100k1985: 295.9 per 100k1986: 295.9 per 100k1987: 289.1 per 100k1988: 1,081.6 per 100k1989: 1,058.8 per 100k1990: 1,035.6 per 100k1991: 758.9 per 100k1992: 731.4 per 100k1993: 82 per 100k1994: 71.7 per 100k1995: 60.5 per 100k1996: 55.1 per 100k1997: 51.5 per 100k1998: 43.8 per 100k1999: 39.8 per 100k2000: 20.5 per 100k2001: 19.9 per 100k2002: 20.9 per 100k2003: 16.4 per 100k2004: 12.7 per 100k2005: 12 per 100k2006: 12 per 100k2007: 24.4 per 100k2008: 24.1 per 100k2009: 24.4 per 100k2010: 24.4 per 100k2011: 24.7 per 100k2012: 24.6 per 100k2013: 24.7 per 100k2014: 24.3 per 100k2015: 14.6 per 100k2016: 16.7 per 100k2017: 9.7 per 100k2018: 14.1 per 100k2019: 21.8 per 100k2020: 33.1 per 100k2021: 49 per 100k2022: 63.2 per 100k2023: 84.1 per 100k2024: 106 per 100k
Change over the period: +100.2 (+1,727.35%) Average annual rate: 5.75 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Central America 106 per 100k
World computed 463.6 per 100k
Refugees per 100,000 people — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 106 +21.9 +26.02%
2023 84.1 +20.9 +33.03%
2022 63.2 +14.2 +29.01%
2021 49 +15.9 +48.07%
2020 33.1 +11.3 +51.96%
2019 21.8 +7.7 +54.91%
2018 14.1 +4.4 +44.88%
2017 9.7 −7 −41.94%
2016 16.7 +2.1 +14.59%
2015 14.6 −9.7 −40.02%
2014 24.3 −0.4 −1.61%
2013 24.7 +0.1 +0.42%
2012 24.6 −0.1 −0.37%
2011 24.7 +0.3 +1.13%
2010 24.4 −0 −0.06%
2009 24.4 +0.3 +1.42%
2008 24.1 −0.3 −1.41%
2007 24.4 +12.4 +103%
2006 12 +0 +0.23%
2005 12 −0.7 −5.69%
2004 12.7 −3.6 −22.2%
2003 16.4 −4.6 −21.76%
2002 20.9 +1 +5.21%
2001 19.9 −0.6 −2.83%
2000 20.5 −19.3 −48.54%
1999 39.8 −4 −9.19%
1998 43.8 −7.7 −14.92%
1997 51.5 −3.6 −6.55%
1996 55.1 −5.4 −8.88%
1995 60.5 −11.2 −15.64%
1994 71.7 −10.4 −12.62%
1993 82 −649.3 −88.78%
1992 731.4 −27.5 −3.63%
1991 758.9 −276.7 −26.72%
1990 1,035.6 −23.2 −2.19%
1989 1,058.8 −22.9 −2.11%
1988 1,081.6 +792.5 +274.11%
1987 289.1 −6.8 −2.29%
1986 295.9 −0 −0.01%
1985 295.9 −65.3 −18.07%
1984 361.2 +8.9 +2.54%
1983 352.3 +1.5 +0.42%
1982 350.8 −17 −4.63%
1981 367.8 +262.5 +249.29%
1980 105.3 +72.5 +221.03%
1979 32.8
1972 5.8

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.