Lesotho Refugee Statistics 1970-2023

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.
  • Lesotho refugee statistics for 2021 was 296.00, a 9.23% increase from 2020.
  • Lesotho refugee statistics for 2020 was 271.00, a 89.51% increase from 2019.
  • Lesotho refugee statistics for 2019 was 143.00, a 155.36% increase from 2018.
  • Lesotho refugee statistics for 2018 was 56.00, a 1.82% 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
Lesotho Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2021 296.00 9.23%
2020 271.00 89.51%
2019 143.00 155.36%
2018 56.00 1.82%
2017 55.00 19.57%
2016 46.00 48.39%
2015 31.00 -27.91%
2014 43.00 48.28%
2013 29.00 -12.12%
2012 33.00 -13.16%
2011 38.00 -2.56%
2001 39.00 -31.58%
1994 57.00 -5.00%
1993 60.00 -48.72%
1992 117.00 -46.82%
1991 220.00 3.77%
1990 212.00 -95.01%
1989 4,248.00 0.43%
1988 4,230.00 5.75%
1987 4,000.00 -65.22%
1986 11,500.00 0.00%
1985 11,500.00 -2.95%
1984 11,850.00 3.04%
1983 11,500.00 0.00%
1982 11,500.00 0.00%
1981 11,500.00 15.00%
1980 10,000.00 1349.28%
1979 690.00 -30.30%
1978 990.00 -12.39%
1977 1,130.00 25.56%
1976 900.00 373.68%
1975 190.00 0.00%
1974 190.00 5.56%
1973 180.00 200.00%
1972 60.00 -68.42%
1971 190.00 171.43%
1970 70.00 171.43%