Number of refugees per 100000 in Switzerland
Switzerland: Number of refugees per 100000 was 0.0669 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100000 in Switzerland, 1994–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of refugees per 100000 in Switzerland is 0.0669, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.4% on the previous year and down 65.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100000 in Switzerland peaked at 1.26 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2021.
Switzerland ranks 194th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of refugees per 100000 in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.1144 | — |
| 1995 | 0.3835 | +235.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4525 | +18.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7617 | +68.3% |
| 1998 | 1.07 | +40.3% |
| 1999 | 1.26 | +17.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9605 | -23.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8303 | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7556 | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4636 | -38.6% |
| 2004 | 0.149 | -67.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1884 | +26.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5081 | +169.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4374 | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4188 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2456 | -41.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2556 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2527 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2 | -20.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1359 | -32.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1954 | +43.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1931 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0597 | -69.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0591 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0587 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0583 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0579 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.091 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0.056 | — |
| 2025 | 0.0669 | +19.4% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0669 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.38, 3% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0669 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.94, 1% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100000 in Switzerland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +235.3% | 0.1144 | 0.3835 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6735 | 0.1144 | 1.26 | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.4957 | 0.149 | 0.9605 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1469 | 0.0583 | 0.2556 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0453 | 0 | 0.091 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 191 South Korea 0.2265 compare
- 192 Australia 0.152 compare
- 193 Finland 0.0889 compare
- 195 Japan 0.0455 compare
- 196 Anguilla 0 compare
- 196 Cayman Islands 0 compare
- 196 Iceland 0 compare
- 196 Marshall Islands 0 compare
- 196 Micronesia (country) 0
- 196 Puerto Rico 0 compare
- 196 San Marino 0 compare
- 196 Tuvalu 0 compare
- 196 Vatican 0
- 196 British Virgin Islands 0 compare
More reference data data for Switzerland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.272 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100000 in Switzerland?
- Number of refugees per 100000 in Switzerland was 0.0669 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 in 1999.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2021.
- How does Switzerland rank for number of refugees per 100000?
- Switzerland ranks 194th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100000 rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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