Number of refugees per 100000 in Angola
Angola: Number of refugees per 100000 was 34.41 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100000 in Angola, 1960–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, number of refugees per 100000 in Angola stood at 34.41.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100000 in Angola peaked at 8,528 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 24.5, in 2020.
That places Angola 87th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of refugees per 100000 in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,867 | — |
| 1961 | 2,829 | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 3,175 | +12.2% |
| 1963 | 3,236 | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 3,660 | +13.1% |
| 1965 | 3,984 | +8.8% |
| 1966 | 5,443 | +36.6% |
| 1967 | 6,314 | +16.0% |
| 1968 | 6,687 | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 7,082 | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 7,076 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 7,005 | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 6,827 | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 6,677 | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 7,521 | +12.6% |
| 1975 | 7,334 | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 7,056 | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 7,240 | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 8,528 | +17.8% |
| 1979 | 8,321 | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 5,520 | -33.7% |
| 1981 | 5,418 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 5,323 | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 3,282 | -38.3% |
| 1984 | 3,796 | +15.7% |
| 1985 | 3,246 | -14.5% |
| 1986 | 3,505 | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 3,732 | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 3,752 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 3,637 | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 3,507 | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 3,174 | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 2,419 | -23.8% |
| 1993 | 2,525 | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 2,133 | -15.5% |
| 1995 | 1,800 | -15.6% |
| 1996 | 1,762 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 1,826 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 2,107 | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 2,256 | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 2,678 | +18.7% |
| 2001 | 2,810 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 2,513 | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 1,837 | -26.9% |
| 2004 | 1,230 | -33.0% |
| 2005 | 1,119 | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 1,032 | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 895.81 | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 794.18 | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 629.08 | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 578.89 | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 531.24 | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 76.47 | -85.6% |
| 2013 | 39.27 | -48.7% |
| 2014 | 34.86 | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 42.1 | +20.8% |
| 2016 | 28.74 | -31.7% |
| 2017 | 27.43 | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 26.34 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 25.25 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 24.5 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 33.02 | +34.8% |
| 2022 | 33.73 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 31.31 | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 33.11 | +5.8% |
| 2025 | 34.41 | +3.9% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 34.41 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.59, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 34.41 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 76.39, 45% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100000 in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -85.6% | 531.24 | 76.47 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,528 | 2,829 | 7,082 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7,358 | 6,677 | 8,528 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,121 | 3,246 | 5,520 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,351 | 1,762 | 3,507 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,554 | 629.08 | 2,810 | 10 |
| 2010s | 141.06 | 25.25 | 578.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.68 | 24.5 | 34.41 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More reference data data for Angola
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.163 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8877 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100000 in Angola?
- Number of refugees per 100000 in Angola was 34.41 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 8,528 in 1978.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5 in 2020.
- How does Angola rank for number of refugees per 100000?
- Angola ranks 87th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100000 rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of refugees per 100000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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