Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Jamaica
Jamaica: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled was 31 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Jamaica, 1991–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 31 people for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Jamaica peaked at 90 people in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2019.
That places Jamaica 150th out of 183 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5 people | — |
| 1992 | 90 people | +1700.0% |
| 1993 | 60 people | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 38 people | -36.7% |
| 1995 | 21 people | -44.7% |
| 1996 | 23 people | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 31 people | +34.8% |
| 1998 | 33 people | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 33 people | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 33 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 24 people | -27.3% |
| 2010 | 19 people | -20.8% |
| 2011 | 19 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18 people | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 23 people | +27.8% |
| 2015 | 13 people | -43.5% |
| 2016 | 13 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 27 people | — |
| 2021 | 31 people | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 31 people | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 31 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,251 people, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 31 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 166 people, 19% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +1700.0% | 5 people | 90 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.11 people | 5 people | 90 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 28.5 people | 24 people | 33 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 15 people | 0 people | 23 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.67 people | 27 people | 31 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 147 Madagascar 83 people compare
- 148 Laos 80 people
- 149 Cayman Islands 50 people compare
- 151 Guyana 27 people compare
- 152 Guinea-Bissau 24 people compare
- 152 Suriname 24 people 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 refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Jamaica?
- Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Jamaica was 31 people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 90 people in 1992.
- What is the lowest refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2019.
- How does Jamaica rank for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Jamaica ranks 150th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
- Is refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Refugees by country of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Refugees by country of asylum UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Refugees by country of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.