Refugees per 100,000 people — all countries

Refugees per 100,000 people — Western Europe

Refugees per 100,000 people in Western Europe in 2024 — 2,191.1 per 100k. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 483.7%.

2024 2,191.1 per 100k +6.72% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 2,191.1 per 100k2024
Period minimum 168.9 per 100k1978

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 100,000 people

Refugees per 100,000 people — Western Europe, 1960–202401,0002,0003,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 375.3 per 100k1962: 360.1 per 100k1964: 289.8 per 100k1966: 257.4 per 100k1968: 232.6 per 100k1970: 224.4 per 100k1972: 192.3 per 100k1974: 182.5 per 100k1976: 190.8 per 100k1978: 168.9 per 100k1980: 181.7 per 100k1982: 208.3 per 100k1984: 244.3 per 100k1986: 493.6 per 100k1988: 525.3 per 100k1990: 637.2 per 100k1992: 868.5 per 100k1994: 961.7 per 100k1996: 945.1 per 100k1998: 763.4 per 100k2000: 694.2 per 100k2002: 723.2 per 100k2004: 654.8 per 100k2006: 503.8 per 100k2008: 497.7 per 100k2010: 520.2 per 100k2012: 528 per 100k2014: 368.4 per 100k2016: 665.7 per 100k2018: 921.7 per 100k2020: 1,047.5 per 100k2022: 1,767.6 per 100k2024: 2,191.1 per 100k
Change over the period: +1,815.7 (+483.74%) Average annual rate: 2.8 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Western Europe 2,191.1 per 100k
World computed 463.6 per 100k
Refugees per 100,000 people — Western Europe, by year Western Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 2,191.1 +138.1 +6.72%
2023 2,053 +285.4 +16.14%
2022 1,767.6 +653.6 +58.67%
2021 1,114 +66.5 +6.35%
2020 1,047.5 +53.6 +5.39%
2019 993.9 +72.2 +7.83%
2018 921.7 +71.6 +8.42%
2017 850.2 +184.5 +27.71%
2016 665.7 +220.1 +49.38%
2015 445.6 +77.3 +20.98%
2014 368.4 +38 +11.49%
2013 330.4 −197.6 −37.43%
2012 528 +12.9 +2.5%
2011 515.1 −5.1 −0.98%
2010 520.2 +5.1 +1%
2009 515.1 +17.4 +3.49%
2008 497.7 +10.4 +2.12%
2007 487.3 −16.5 −3.27%
2006 503.8 −51.8 −9.33%
2005 555.6 −99.2 −15.14%
2004 654.8 −49.4 −7.02%
2003 704.2 −18.9 −2.62%
2002 723.2 +34.5 +5.01%
2001 688.7 −5.5 −0.79%
2000 694.2 −83.6 −10.75%
1999 777.7 +14.4 +1.88%
1998 763.4 −63.9 −7.72%
1997 827.2 −117.9 −12.47%
1996 945.1 +39.2 +4.33%
1995 905.8 −55.8 −5.8%
1994 961.7 −14.1 −1.44%
1993 975.8 +107.3 +12.35%
1992 868.5 +240.7 +38.35%
1991 627.7 −9.4 −1.48%
1990 637.2 +108.4 +20.5%
1989 528.8 +3.5 +0.67%
1988 525.3 +9.3 +1.81%
1987 515.9 +22.3 +4.52%
1986 493.6 +44.9 +10.01%
1985 448.7 +204.4 +83.65%
1984 244.3 +11.4 +4.9%
1983 232.9 +24.6 +11.8%
1982 208.3 +13.8 +7.12%
1981 194.5 +12.8 +7.02%
1980 181.7 +2.3 +1.28%
1979 179.4 +10.5 +6.24%
1978 168.9 −17.6 −9.44%
1977 186.5 −4.3 −2.24%
1976 190.8 +6 +3.26%
1975 184.7 +2.3 +1.25%
1974 182.5 −5 −2.68%
1973 187.5 −4.8 −2.51%
1972 192.3 −24.4 −11.25%
1971 216.7 −7.7 −3.42%
1970 224.4 −8.5 −3.64%
1969 232.8 +0.2 +0.1%
1968 232.6 −0.5 −0.22%
1967 233.1 −24.3 −9.43%
1966 257.4 −30.6 −10.64%
1965 288.1 −1.8 −0.61%
1964 289.8 −6.6 −2.22%
1963 296.4 −63.7 −17.69%
1962 360.1 −6.4 −1.75%
1961 366.5 −8.8 −2.35%
1960 375.3

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.