Social Development in Sub-Saharan Africa 24 indicators covering social development for Sub-Saharan Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.48 million 2025 up 112.0% 9th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.08 million 2025 up 111.7% 10th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0084 units per person 2025 up 64.2% 15th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.08 million 2025 up 111.7% 9th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0072 units per person 2025 up 64.4% 15th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 61.8% 8th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.06 % change on previous year 2025 down 42.9% 9th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.48 million 2025 up 112.0% 8th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 14.23 % change on previous year 2025 down 15.5% 5th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 61.6% 9th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.3284 units per square kilometre 2023 up 161.1% 21st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.3653 units per square kilometre 2023 up 135.8% 15th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 2.40 million 2025 up 288.6% 17th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0018 units per person 2025 up 201.3% 14th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 196.6% 9th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 942,178 2025 down 27.0% 23rd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0.0007 units per person 2025 down 43.4% 19th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 44.3% 8th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate 12.54 % change on previous year 2025 down 42.9% 4th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate 8.77 % change on previous year 2025 down 91.0% 20th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.0612 units per square kilometre 2023 up 252.3% 24th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.0311 units per square kilometre 2023 up 79.1% 24th Forcibly displaced people 39.33 million 2025 up 123.8% 11th Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 28.91 million 2025 up 144.8% 10th