Liberia Refugee Statistics 1960-2024

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.
  • Liberia refugee statistics for 2022 was 620.00, a 92.41% decline from 2021.
  • Liberia refugee statistics for 2021 was 8,169.00, a 0.54% decline from 2020.
  • Liberia refugee statistics for 2020 was 8,213.00, a 0.15% decline from 2019.
  • Liberia refugee statistics for 2019 was 8,225.00, a 9.65% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
Uganda 1,463,523.00
Ethiopia 879,598.00
Syrian Arab Republic 593,844.00
Chad 592,764.00
Democratic Republic of Congo 520,544.00
South Sudan 308,369.00
Niger 255,307.00
Tanzania 206,229.00
Rwanda 120,753.00
Burundi 84,636.00
Yemen 77,458.00
Mali 60,637.00
Afghanistan 52,159.00
Malawi 35,162.00
Burkina Faso 34,375.00
Nepal 19,560.00
Somalia 16,023.00
Senegal 11,802.00
Central African Republic 11,213.00
Zimbabwe 10,475.00
Togo 9,300.00
Tajikistan 8,608.00
Mozambique 4,992.00
Gambia 3,685.00
Guinea 2,199.00
Benin 1,779.00
Liberia 620.00
Eritrea 119.00
Madagascar 119.00
Guinea-Bissau 24.00
Comoros 12.00
Haiti 0.00
North Korea 0.00
Sierra Leone 0.00
Liberia Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2022 620.00 -92.41%
2021 8,169.00 -0.54%
2020 8,213.00 -0.15%
2019 8,225.00 -9.65%
2018 9,103.00 -18.06%
2017 11,109.00 -41.46%
2016 18,978.00 -48.00%
2015 36,495.00 -5.42%
2014 38,586.00 -27.53%
2013 53,243.00 -19.21%
2012 65,899.00 -48.63%
2011 128,283.00 418.63%
2010 24,735.00 256.26%
2009 6,943.00 -32.04%
2008 10,216.00 -2.30%
2007 10,456.00 -35.37%
2006 16,179.00 59.23%
2005 10,161.00 -33.01%
2004 15,168.00 -55.38%
2003 33,992.00 -47.66%
2002 64,946.00 18.62%
2001 54,753.00 -21.00%
2000 69,307.00 -28.04%
1999 96,310.00 0.00%
1998 96,310.00 -24.09%
1997 126,882.00 5.68%
1996 120,060.00 -0.02%
1995 120,082.00 -0.07%
1994 120,164.00 -19.97%
1993 150,155.00 50.08%
1992 100,048.00 inf%
1991 0.00 nan%
1990 0.00 -100.00%
1989 250.00 212.50%
1988 80.00 -52.94%
1987 170.00 -32.00%
1986 250.00 38.89%
1985 180.00 -30.77%
1984 260.00 188.89%
1983 90.00 inf%
1982 0.00 nan%
1981 0.00 nan%
1980 0.00 nan%
1979 0.00 nan%
1978 0.00 -100.00%
1977 1,550.00 inf%
1976 0.00 nan%
1975 0.00 nan%
1974 0.00 nan%
1973 0.00 nan%
1972 0.00 -100.00%
1971 60.00 inf%
1970 0.00 -100.00%
1969 1,000.00 inf%
1968 0.00 nan%
1967 0.00 nan%
1966 0.00 nan%
1965 0.00 nan%
1964 0.00 nan%
1963 0.00 nan%
1962 0.00 nan%
1961 0.00 nan%
1960 0.00 nan%