East Asia & Pacific Refugee Statistics 1990-2024

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.
  • East Asia & Pacific refugee statistics for 2022 was 328,332.00, a 47.25% decline from 2021.
  • East Asia & Pacific refugee statistics for 2021 was 622,387.00, a 1.01% increase from 2020.
  • East Asia & Pacific refugee statistics for 2020 was 616,157.00, a 0.05% decline from 2019.
  • East Asia & Pacific refugee statistics for 2019 was 616,494.00, a 2.31% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
World 35,300,386.00
OECD members 11,210,083.00
Sub-Saharan Africa 7,118,043.00
European Union 6,696,998.00
Euro Area 4,607,233.00
South Asia 3,011,227.00
North America 503,680.00
East Asia & Pacific 328,332.00
Latin America & Caribbean 296,962.00
East Asia & Pacific Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2022 328,332.00 -47.25%
2021 622,387.00 1.01%
2020 616,157.00 -0.05%
2019 616,494.00 -2.31%
2018 631,100.00 4.15%
2017 605,967.00 4.07%
2016 582,278.00 3.60%
2015 562,048.00 -4.07%
2014 585,884.00 -0.19%
2013 586,974.00 12.48%
2012 521,832.00 0.93%
2011 517,012.00 -0.41%
2010 519,159.00 1.00%
2009 514,004.00 5.02%
2008 489,439.00 -1.95%
2007 499,176.00 -11.18%
2006 561,996.00 4.34%
2005 538,606.00 1.87%
2004 528,729.00 2.60%
2003 515,314.00 -11.10%
2002 579,626.00 -6.33%
2001 618,826.00 -6.81%
2000 664,049.00 -5.56%
1999 703,172.00 20.32%
1998 584,402.00 3.24%
1997 566,074.00 7.12%
1996 528,443.00 1.64%
1995 519,914.00 9.15%
1994 476,320.00 -2.84%
1993 490,241.00 3.03%
1992 475,814.00 -6.83%
1991 510,679.00 -10.64%
1990 571,488.00 -10.64%