Number of refugees per 100000 in Thailand
Thailand: Number of refugees per 100000 was 0.4566 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100000 in Thailand, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.4566 for number of refugees per 100000 in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100000 in Thailand peaked at 4.99 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0329, in 1990.
That places Thailand 182nd out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0329 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0521 | +58.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0584 | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0575 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2317 | +303.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3536 | +52.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4706 | +33.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4413 | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4714 | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5056 | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3381 | -33.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1414 | -58.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5322 | +276.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4548 | -14.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4889 | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6423 | +31.4% |
| 2006 | 4.99 | +677.2% |
| 2007 | 3.46 | -30.7% |
| 2008 | 2.68 | -22.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7311 | -72.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5118 | -30.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5289 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5444 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.315 | -42.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3176 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2963 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2075 | -30.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2305 | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2564 | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2419 | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2429 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2523 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2927 | +16.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3096 | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4186 | +35.2% |
| 2025 | 0.4566 | +9.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.4566 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.76, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.4566 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.31, 14% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100000 in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +677.2% | 0.6423 | 4.99 |
| 1994 | +303.1% | 0.0575 | 0.2317 |
| 2002 | +276.4% | 0.1414 | 0.5322 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2675 | 0.0329 | 0.5056 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.45 | 0.1414 | 4.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.345 | 0.2075 | 0.5444 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3288 | 0.2429 | 0.4566 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More reference data data for Thailand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 65.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.92 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100000 in Thailand?
- Number of refugees per 100000 in Thailand was 0.4566 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 4.99 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0329 in 1990.
- How does Thailand rank for number of refugees per 100000?
- Thailand ranks 182nd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100000 rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand 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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