Refugees per 100,000 people — all countries

Refugees per 100,000 people — Western Africa

Refugees per 100,000 people in Western Africa in 2024 — 195.5 per 100k. Since 1987, the indicator has risen by 1,551.1%.

2024 195.5 per 100k +41.14% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 747.1 per 100k1993
Period minimum 11.8 per 100k1987

Trend over time

1987–2024 · per 100,000 people

Refugees per 100,000 people — Western Africa, 1987–2024020040060080019871991199519992003200720112015201920231987: 11.8 per 100k1990: 478.8 per 100k1991: 504.2 per 100k1992: 475.4 per 100k1993: 747.1 per 100k1994: 736.5 per 100k1995: 672.2 per 100k1996: 628.7 per 100k1997: 422.3 per 100k1998: 380.5 per 100k1999: 353.9 per 100k2000: 293.2 per 100k2001: 181.6 per 100k2002: 181.6 per 100k2003: 180 per 100k2004: 150.5 per 100k2005: 117.2 per 100k2006: 79.6 per 100k2007: 69.8 per 100k2008: 67 per 100k2009: 56.6 per 100k2010: 61 per 100k2011: 93.4 per 100k2012: 103.1 per 100k2013: 96.5 per 100k2014: 91.7 per 100k2015: 101.5 per 100k2016: 99.5 per 100k2017: 94.2 per 100k2018: 103.3 per 100k2019: 106.7 per 100k2020: 125.8 per 100k2021: 133.5 per 100k2022: 134 per 100k2023: 138.5 per 100k2024: 195.5 per 100k
Change over the period: +183.6 (+1,551.12%) Average annual rate: 7.87 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Western Africa 195.5 per 100k
World computed 463.6 per 100k
Refugees per 100,000 people — Western Africa, by year Western Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 195.5 +57 +41.14%
2023 138.5 +4.5 +3.35%
2022 134 +0.5 +0.34%
2021 133.5 +7.8 +6.19%
2020 125.8 +19.1 +17.87%
2019 106.7 +3.4 +3.26%
2018 103.3 +9.1 +9.64%
2017 94.2 −5.2 −5.26%
2016 99.5 −2 −1.96%
2015 101.5 +9.8 +10.64%
2014 91.7 −4.8 −4.98%
2013 96.5 −6.5 −6.35%
2012 103.1 +9.6 +10.32%
2011 93.4 +32.4 +53.1%
2010 61 +4.5 +7.88%
2009 56.6 −10.4 −15.52%
2008 67 −2.9 −4.1%
2007 69.8 −9.8 −12.28%
2006 79.6 −37.6 −32.1%
2005 117.2 −33.3 −22.12%
2004 150.5 −29.5 −16.37%
2003 180 −1.6 −0.89%
2002 181.6 −0 −0.02%
2001 181.6 −111.5 −38.05%
2000 293.2 −60.7 −17.15%
1999 353.9 −26.7 −7%
1998 380.5 −41.8 −9.89%
1997 422.3 −206.4 −32.83%
1996 628.7 −43.5 −6.48%
1995 672.2 −64.3 −8.73%
1994 736.5 −10.5 −1.41%
1993 747.1 +271.7 +57.16%
1992 475.4 −28.9 −5.73%
1991 504.2 +25.5 +5.32%
1990 478.8
1987 11.8

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.