Indonesia Refugee Statistics 1978-2023

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.
  • Indonesia refugee statistics for 2021 was 9,982.00, a 1.31% decline from 2020.
  • Indonesia refugee statistics for 2020 was 10,114.00, a 1.68% decline from 2019.
  • Indonesia refugee statistics for 2019 was 10,287.00, a 4.63% decline from 2018.
  • Indonesia refugee statistics for 2018 was 10,786.00, a 10.26% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
West Bank and Gaza 2,400,208.00
Pakistan 1,491,070.00
Sudan 1,103,918.00
Bangladesh 918,907.00
Kenya 481,048.00
Cameroon 457,269.00
Egypt 280,686.00
India 212,413.00
Mauritania 101,942.00
Nigeria 77,132.00
Zambia 75,154.00
Republic of Congo 40,765.00
Angola 26,045.00
Djibouti 23,232.00
Uzbekistan 13,032.00
Ghana 11,894.00
Papua New Guinea 11,839.00
Indonesia 9,982.00
Morocco 7,272.00
Tunisia 3,186.00
Ukraine 2,382.00
Georgia 1,818.00
Bolivia 1,116.00
Sri Lanka 907.00
Eswatini 895.00
Philippines 801.00
Moldova 349.00
Kyrgyz Republic 317.00
Nicaragua 313.00
Lesotho 296.00
Honduras 144.00
El Salvador 98.00
Cambodia 24.00
Indonesia Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2021 9,982.00 -1.31%
2020 10,114.00 -1.68%
2019 10,287.00 -4.63%
2018 10,786.00 10.26%
2017 9,782.00 25.03%
2016 7,824.00 31.41%
2015 5,954.00 39.54%
2014 4,267.00 33.55%
2013 3,195.00 76.42%
2012 1,811.00 80.38%
2011 1,004.00 24.26%
2010 808.00 1.76%
2009 794.00 120.56%
2008 360.00 17.65%
2007 306.00 5.15%
2006 291.00 254.88%
2005 82.00 -50.00%
2004 164.00 -28.70%
2003 230.00 -99.20%
2002 28,593.00 -61.12%
2001 73,542.00 -40.02%
2000 122,611.00 -24.54%
1999 162,492.00 318511.76%
1998 51.00 75.86%
1997 29.00 -52.46%
1996 61.00 221.05%
1995 19.00 -80.41%
1994 97.00 -95.96%
1993 2,402.00 -31.95%
1992 3,530.00 11.82%
1991 3,157.00 -3.69%
1990 3,278.00 228.13%
1989 999.00 -58.96%
1988 2,434.00 -0.65%
1987 2,450.00 -39.05%
1986 4,020.00 -51.15%
1985 8,230.00 -13.37%
1984 9,500.00 -5.66%
1983 10,070.00 -23.83%
1982 13,220.00 -11.28%
1981 14,900.00 76.12%
1980 8,460.00 -73.83%
1979 32,330.00 1343.30%
1978 2,240.00 1343.30%