Costa Rica Refugee Statistics 1972-2024

Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted.
  • Costa Rica refugee statistics for 2022 was 14,088.00, a 37.79% increase from 2021.
  • Costa Rica refugee statistics for 2021 was 10,224.00, a 6.58% increase from 2020.
  • Costa Rica refugee statistics for 2020 was 9,593.00, a 54.63% increase from 2019.
  • Costa Rica refugee statistics for 2019 was 6,204.00, a 36.92% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
Turkey 3,568,259.00
Iran 3,425,091.00
Jordan 3,062,851.00
Lebanon 1,306,143.00
Russia 1,277,672.00
Iraq 273,716.00
Bulgaria 176,297.00
Malaysia 134,554.00
Romania 105,621.00
Algeria 99,107.00
Mexico 95,579.00
Thailand 94,472.00
Brazil 67,522.00
South Africa 66,596.00
Ecuador 60,125.00
Armenia 34,634.00
Montenegro 32,438.00
Venezuela 29,341.00
Serbia 26,521.00
Belarus 19,715.00
Costa Rica 14,088.00
Peru 6,543.00
Azerbaijan 6,414.00
Paraguay 5,420.00
Namibia 4,685.00
Albania 2,676.00
Libya 2,208.00
Colombia 1,607.00
Botswana 733.00
Guatemala 701.00
North Macedonia 635.00
Dominican Republic 546.00
China 320.00
Kazakhstan 308.00
Bosnia 274.00
Gabon 205.00
Cuba 174.00
Belize 145.00
Nauru 45.00
Jamaica 31.00
Suriname 25.00
Turkmenistan 14.00
Guyana 12.00
Fiji 5.00
Costa Rica Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2022 14,088.00 37.79%
2021 10,224.00 6.58%
2020 9,593.00 54.63%
2019 6,204.00 36.92%
2018 4,531.00 1.16%
2017 4,479.00 7.62%
2016 4,162.00 15.51%
2015 3,603.00 -82.62%
2014 20,726.00 0.84%
2013 20,554.00 0.58%
2012 20,435.00 1.95%
2011 20,044.00 2.86%
2010 19,486.00 2.02%
2009 19,101.00 5.42%
2008 18,119.00 5.49%
2007 17,176.00 49.16%
2006 11,515.00 2.33%
2005 11,253.00 8.07%
2004 10,413.00 -22.91%
2003 13,508.00 8.65%
2002 12,433.00 53.42%
2001 8,104.00 46.84%
2000 5,519.00 -75.90%
1999 22,903.00 -0.36%
1998 22,986.00 -0.55%
1997 23,114.00 -0.27%
1996 23,176.00 -4.33%
1995 24,226.00 -1.64%
1994 24,630.00 -0.82%
1993 24,834.00 -78.29%
1992 114,392.00 -2.64%
1991 117,492.00 -57.46%
1990 276,210.00 -0.93%
1989 278,800.00 0.00%
1988 278,800.00 782.28%
1987 31,600.00 1.28%
1986 31,200.00 30.00%
1985 24,000.00 41.93%
1984 16,910.00 0.00%
1983 16,910.00 3.36%
1982 16,360.00 9.07%
1981 15,000.00 49.11%
1980 10,060.00 -45.94%
1979 18,610.00 -86.01%
1978 133,000.00 3700.00%
1977 3,500.00 1650.00%
1974 200.00 -71.43%
1972 700.00 -71.43%