Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Estonia

Estonia: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 42,267 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
42,267
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
40th
of 70 countries
All-time high
42,267
in 2024
All-time low
0
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Estonia, 2000–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2000201220242000: 02001: 62002: 62003: 62004: 62005: 02006: 02007: 62008: 162009: 162010: 312011: 342012: 482013: 522014: 822015: 1582016: 3122017: 4052018: 3192019: 3312020: 2772021: 3212022: 40.8k2023: 42.0k2024: 42.3k

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 42,267 for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 51,445.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Estonia peaked at 42,267 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.

That places Estonia 40th out of 70 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum in Estonia, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 0
2001 6
2002 6 +0.0%
2003 6 +0.0%
2004 6 +0.0%
2005 0 -100.0%
2006 0
2007 6
2008 16 +166.7%
2009 16 +0.0%
2010 31 +93.8%
2011 34 +9.7%
2012 48 +41.2%
2013 52 +8.3%
2014 82 +57.7%
2015 158 +92.7%
2016 312 +97.5%
2017 405 +29.8%
2018 319 -21.2%
2019 331 +3.8%
2020 277 -16.3%
2021 321 +15.9%
2022 40,806 +12612.1%
2023 42,005 +2.9%
2024 42,267 +0.6%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 42,267 is below the median for high income countries, which is 82,770, 51% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 42,267 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 67,218, 63% of the median. (50 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Estonia 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.

YearChange FromTo
2022 +12612.1% 321 40,806

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.2 0 16 10
2010s 177.2 31 405 10
2020s 25,135 277 42,267 5

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 37 Yemen 46,827 compare
  2. 38 Cyprus 45,750 compare
  3. 39 Belarus 43,397 compare
  4. 41 Serbia 36,068 compare
  5. 42 Georgia 31,027 compare
  6. 43 Croatia 28,707 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Estonia?
Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Estonia was 42,267 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 42,267 in 2024.
What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
How does Estonia rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Estonia ranks 40th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 51,445.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
70 places, 2,993 data points, 1960–2024
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