Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Singapore
Singapore: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Singapore, 1978–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 0 people for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Singapore peaked at 900 people in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1981.
Singapore ranks 171st of 183 countries on this measure, 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 Singapore, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 730 people | — |
| 1979 | 900 people | +23.3% |
| 1980 | 450 people | -50.0% |
| 1981 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 480 people | — |
| 1983 | 290 people | -39.6% |
| 1984 | 213.33 people | -26.4% |
| 1985 | 136.67 people | -35.9% |
| 1986 | 60 people | -56.1% |
| 1987 | 320 people | +433.3% |
| 1988 | 320 people | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 480 people | +50.0% |
| 1990 | 146 people | -69.6% |
| 1991 | 166 people | +13.7% |
| 1992 | 115 people | -30.7% |
| 1993 | 5 people | -95.7% |
| 1994 | 10 people | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 109 people | +990.0% |
| 1996 | 10 people | -90.8% |
| 1997 | 5 people | -50.0% |
| 1998 | 5 people | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 people | — |
| 2007 | 7 people | — |
| 2008 | 7 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 people | -28.6% |
| 2010 | 5 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.75 people | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 2.5 people | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 1.25 people | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 people | — |
| 2020 | 0 people | — |
| 2021 | 0 people | — |
| 2022 | 0 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 10,077 people. (67 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 51.5 people. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Singapore 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 | +990.0% | 10 people | 109 people |
| 1987 | +433.3% | 60 people | 320 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 815 people | 730 people | 900 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 275 people | 0 people | 480 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.1 people | 0 people | 166 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.75 people | 0 people | 7 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.25 people | 0 people | 5 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 171 Aruba 0 people
- 171 Antigua and Barbuda 0 people compare
- 171 Brunei 0 people
- 171 Cape Verde 0 people compare
- 171 Curacao 0 people compare
- 171 Grenada 0 people compare
- 171 Macao 0 people compare
- 171 Myanmar 0 people
- 171 Solomon Islands 0 people compare
- 171 Sierra Leone 0 people compare
- 171 East Timor 0 people
- 171 Vanuatu 0 people compare
More reference data data for Singapore
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0066 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2567 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Singapore?
- Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Singapore was 0 people in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 900 people in 1979.
- What is the lowest refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1981.
- How does Singapore rank for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Singapore ranks 171st out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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.