Refugees per 100,000 people — all countries

Refugees per 100,000 people — United States

Refugees per 100,000 people in the United States in 2024 — 126 per 100k. Ranked 80 in the world out of 178. Since 1951, the indicator has fallen by 43.7%.

2024 126 per 100k +5.79% vs 2023
World rank 80of 178
Period maximum 325.6 per 100k1978
Period minimum 82.4 per 100k2013

Trend over time

1951–2024 · per 100,000 people

Refugees per 100,000 people — United States, 1951–2024010020030040019511959196719751983199119992007201520231951: 223.7 per 100k1953: 310.2 per 100k1955: 300.8 per 100k1957: 291.5 per 100k1959: 282.3 per 100k1961: 272.5 per 100k1963: 263.4 per 100k1965: 260.7 per 100k1967: 239.2 per 100k1969: 243.5 per 100k1971: 251.9 per 100k1973: 246.5 per 100k1975: 241.9 per 100k1977: 306.7 per 100k1979: 322.5 per 100k1981: 231.4 per 100k1983: 276.6 per 100k1985: 203.9 per 100k1987: 148.6 per 100k1989: 164.2 per 100k1991: 200.4 per 100k1993: 237.2 per 100k1995: 232.4 per 100k1997: 206.2 per 100k1999: 186.9 per 100k2001: 181.5 per 100k2003: 156.1 per 100k2005: 128.3 per 100k2007: 93.1 per 100k2009: 89.4 per 100k2011: 84.3 per 100k2013: 82.4 per 100k2015: 83.8 per 100k2017: 86.4 per 100k2019: 101.2 per 100k2021: 99.7 per 100k2023: 119.1 per 100k2024: 126 per 100k
Change over the period: −97.6 (−43.65%) Average annual rate: -0.78 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States

United States 126 per 100k
World computed 463.6 per 100k
High-income countries computed 672.4 per 100k
Refugees per 100,000 people — United States, by year United States All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 126 +6.9 +5.79%
2023 119.1 +12.8 +12.07%
2022 106.3 +6.6 +6.61%
2021 99.7 −0.7 −0.7%
2020 100.4 −0.7 −0.74%
2019 101.2 +7.7 +8.21%
2018 93.5 +7.1 +8.16%
2017 86.4 +3.5 +4.23%
2016 82.9 −0.8 −1.01%
2015 83.8 +1.1 +1.3%
2014 82.7 +0.3 +0.41%
2013 82.4 −0.3 −0.31%
2012 82.6 −1.7 −1.98%
2011 84.3 −0.7 −0.88%
2010 85 −4.4 −4.89%
2009 89.4 −2.2 −2.43%
2008 91.6 −1.5 −1.62%
2007 93.1 −189.2 −67.01%
2006 282.3 +154.1 +120.11%
2005 128.3 −15.4 −10.75%
2004 143.7 −12.4 −7.93%
2003 156.1 −12.9 −7.64%
2002 169 −12.5 −6.87%
2001 181.5 +0.9 +0.51%
2000 180.5 −6.4 −3.42%
1999 186.9 −6.4 −3.33%
1998 193.4 −12.8 −6.21%
1997 206.2 −17.9 −8%
1996 224.1 −8.3 −3.57%
1995 232.4 −5.3 −2.24%
1994 237.7 +0.5 +0.2%
1993 237.2 +13.8 +6.2%
1992 223.4 +23 +11.49%
1991 200.4 +16.9 +9.2%
1990 183.5 +19.3 +11.77%
1989 164.2 +12.1 +7.94%
1988 152.1 +3.5 +2.36%
1987 148.6 −14.8 −9.08%
1986 163.4 −40.5 −19.86%
1985 203.9 −58 −22.15%
1984 261.9 −14.7 −5.31%
1983 276.6 +12.2 +4.62%
1982 264.4 +33 +14.25%
1981 231.4 +55.8 +31.77%
1980 175.6 −146.9 −45.55%
1979 322.5 −3.1 −0.96%
1978 325.6 +19 +6.18%
1977 306.7 +80.6 +35.66%
1976 226.1 −15.8 −6.53%
1975 241.9 −2.3 −0.94%
1974 244.2 −2.4 −0.95%
1973 246.5 −2.5 −1.01%
1972 249 −2.9 −1.14%
1971 251.9 +11.2 +4.68%
1970 240.6 −2.9 −1.2%
1969 243.5 −1.8 −0.72%
1968 245.3 +6.1 +2.57%
1967 239.2 −13 −5.16%
1966 252.2 −8.5 −3.25%
1965 260.7 +1.4 +0.52%
1964 259.3 −4.1 −1.55%
1963 263.4 −4.4 −1.63%
1962 267.8 −4.7 −1.73%
1961 272.5 −4.9 −1.75%
1960 277.4 −4.9 −1.74%
1959 282.3 −4.7 −1.65%
1958 287 −4.5 −1.56%
1957 291.5 −4.6 −1.56%
1956 296.2 −4.7 −1.55%
1955 300.8 −4.7 −1.54%
1954 305.6 −4.7 −1.51%
1953 310.2 −4.6 −1.47%
1952 314.9 +91.2 +40.78%
1951 223.7

Northern America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CA Canada 678.1 US United States 126

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.