Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people in Sudan
Sudan: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people was 4,151 people per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people in Sudan, 1963–2024
Source: UNHCR (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per 100,000 inhabitants.
Analysis
The most recent figure for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people in Sudan is 4,151 people per 100,000 inhabitants, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of up 38.8% on the previous year and up 142.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people in Sudan peaked at 4,151 people per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.94 people per 100,000 inhabitants, in 1982.
Sudan ranks 9th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 938.77 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 141.03 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1,607 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 7 |
| 1970s | 446.45 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 66.34 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1,479 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 1980s | 766.87 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 28.94 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2,034 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,615 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 873.33 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2,379 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,793 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1,065 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2,391 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,547 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1,094 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1,717 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,448 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1,684 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 4,151 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 6 Afghanistan 13,521 people per 100,000 inhabitants compare
- 7 Central African Republic 13,009 people per 100,000 inhabitants compare
- 8 Somalia 4,703 people per 100,000 inhabitants compare
- 10 Myanmar 2,427 people per 100,000 inhabitants compare
- 11 Burundi 2,295 people per 100,000 inhabitants compare
- 12 Rwanda 1,747 people per 100,000 inhabitants compare
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 519.4 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0139 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 88.53 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 24,878 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 628.46 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 3.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 23,460 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people in Sudan?
- Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people in Sudan was 4,151 people per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to UNHCR (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 4,151 people per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024.
- What is the lowest refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.94 people per 100,000 inhabitants in 1982.
- How does Sudan rank for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- Sudan ranks 9th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UNHCR (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. This data is given per 100,000 people in their country of origin and shows how many people fled a country as a proportion of its current population.