Number of refugees per 100000 in Jamaica
Jamaica: Number of refugees per 100000 was 93.12 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100000 in Jamaica, 1993–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of refugees per 100000 in Jamaica is 93.12, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100000 in Jamaica peaked at 93.12 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2041, in 1993.
Jamaica ranks 64th of 205 countries on this measure, 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.2041 | — |
| 1994 | 0.404 | +98.0% |
| 1995 | 0.44 | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 0.713 | +62.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8242 | +15.6% |
| 1998 | 1.01 | +22.8% |
| 1999 | 1.27 | +25.9% |
| 2000 | 1.42 | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 1.41 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 5.57 | +294.9% |
| 2003 | 9.79 | +75.8% |
| 2004 | 13.1 | +33.8% |
| 2005 | 18.2 | +38.9% |
| 2006 | 24.47 | +34.5% |
| 2007 | 28.23 | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 30.27 | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 33.17 | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 38.38 | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 45.21 | +17.8% |
| 2012 | 50.64 | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 53.92 | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 60.21 | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 66.26 | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 71.11 | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 78.98 | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 86.81 | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 89.58 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 89.23 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 85.25 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 65.44 | -23.2% |
| 2023 | 74.94 | +14.5% |
| 2024 | 89.89 | +20.0% |
| 2025 | 93.12 | +3.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 93.12 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.76, 2.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 93.12 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 34.71, 2.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100000 in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +294.9% | 1.41 | 5.57 |
| 1994 | +98.0% | 0.2041 | 0.404 |
| 2003 | +75.8% | 5.57 | 9.79 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6959 | 0.2041 | 1.27 | 7 |
| 2000s | 16.56 | 1.41 | 33.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.11 | 38.38 | 89.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.98 | 65.44 | 93.12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 61 Sierra Leone 101.19 compare
- 62 Grenada 99.73 compare
- 63 Cote d'Ivoire 99.37 compare
- 65 Liberia 89.28 compare
- 66 Laos 82.42 compare
- 67 Guinea-Bissau 80.02 compare
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100000 in Jamaica?
- Number of refugees per 100000 in Jamaica was 93.12 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 93.12 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2041 in 1993.
- How does Jamaica rank for number of refugees per 100000?
- Jamaica ranks 64th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100000 rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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