India Refugee Statistics 1964-2024

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.
  • India refugee statistics for 2022 was 242,835.00, a 14.32% increase from 2021.
  • India refugee statistics for 2021 was 212,413.00, a 8.72% increase from 2020.
  • India refugee statistics for 2020 was 195,373.00, a 0.14% increase from 2019.
  • India refugee statistics for 2019 was 195,103.00, a 0.4% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
West Bank and Gaza 2,454,258.00
Pakistan 1,743,785.00
Sudan 1,097,128.00
Bangladesh 952,384.00
Kenya 504,473.00
Cameroon 473,887.00
Egypt 294,632.00
India 242,835.00
Moldova 105,374.00
Mauritania 100,981.00
Nigeria 91,275.00
Zambia 61,159.00
Republic of Congo 41,557.00
Georgia 27,839.00
Angola 25,514.00
Djibouti 20,383.00
Uzbekistan 13,026.00
Papua New Guinea 10,524.00
Indonesia 9,785.00
Ghana 8,531.00
Morocco 7,907.00
Tunisia 3,299.00
Ukraine 2,520.00
Eswatini 1,173.00
Bolivia 1,116.00
Philippines 856.00
Sri Lanka 504.00
Nicaragua 312.00
Kyrgyz Republic 274.00
Lesotho 251.00
Honduras 165.00
El Salvador 104.00
Cambodia 24.00
Mongolia 10.00
India Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2022 242,835.00 14.32%
2021 212,413.00 8.72%
2020 195,373.00 0.14%
2019 195,103.00 -0.40%
2018 195,887.00 -0.64%
2017 197,142.00 -0.36%
2016 197,848.00 -1.75%
2015 201,379.00 0.72%
2014 199,931.00 6.13%
2013 188,391.00 1.48%
2012 185,644.00 0.28%
2011 185,118.00 0.16%
2010 184,814.00 -0.27%
2009 185,318.00 0.42%
2008 184,539.00 14.24%
2007 161,534.00 2.01%
2006 158,358.00 13.69%
2005 139,284.00 -14.38%
2004 162,683.00 -1.26%
2003 164,754.00 -2.43%
2002 168,853.00 -0.41%
2001 169,548.00 -0.81%
2000 170,940.00 -5.05%
1999 180,031.00 -2.96%
1998 185,516.00 -16.84%
1997 223,072.00 -4.41%
1996 233,371.00 2.59%
1995 227,481.00 -11.95%
1994 258,342.00 -1.70%
1993 262,802.00 1.71%
1992 258,372.00 22.70%
1991 210,569.00 -1.02%
1990 212,743.00 2127.91%
1989 9,549.00 43.70%
1988 6,645.00 -1.12%
1987 6,720.00 4.35%
1986 6,440.00 -4.17%
1985 6,720.00 -6.67%
1984 7,200.00 3.90%
1983 6,930.00 38.32%
1982 5,010.00 42.74%
1981 3,510.00 -94.14%
1974 59,900.00 1.80%
1973 58,840.00 2.01%
1972 57,680.00 2.67%
1971 56,180.00 -0.57%
1970 56,500.00 0.62%
1969 56,150.00 2.09%
1968 55,000.00 10.00%
1967 50,000.00 11.11%
1966 45,000.00 0.00%
1965 45,000.00 2.27%
1964 44,000.00 2.27%