Latvia 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.
  • Latvia refugee statistics for 2022 was 39,055.00, a 5439.72% increase from 2021.
  • Latvia refugee statistics for 2021 was 705.00, a 10.68% increase from 2020.
  • Latvia refugee statistics for 2020 was 637.00, a 4.21% decline from 2019.
  • Latvia refugee statistics for 2019 was 665.00, a 0.15% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
Germany 2,075,445.00
Poland 971,129.00
France 612,934.00
Czech Republic 435,212.00
United States 363,059.00
United Kingdom 328,989.00
Spain 317,751.00
Italy 296,181.00
Sweden 277,726.00
Austria 258,613.00
Netherlands 218,457.00
Switzerland 182,474.00
Greece 160,761.00
Belgium 151,408.00
Canada 140,621.00
Slovak Republic 96,563.00
Ireland 81,256.00
Norway 75,311.00
Finland 69,553.00
Denmark 67,772.00
Lithuania 67,638.00
Portugal 59,777.00
Australia 54,430.00
Estonia 40,806.00
Latvia 39,055.00
Hungary 35,370.00
Cyprus 29,280.00
Croatia 20,638.00
Japan 17,406.00
Luxembourg 11,952.00
Malta 11,098.00
Slovenia 8,705.00
Iceland 5,240.00
Argentina 4,094.00
South Korea 3,825.00
Trinidad and Tobago 3,424.00
Panama 2,576.00
Chile 2,133.00
New Zealand 1,791.00
UAE 1,399.00
Israel 1,207.00
Uruguay 1,115.00
Kuwait 684.00
Liechtenstein 524.00
Saudi Arabia 454.00
Oman 295.00
Hong Kong 285.00
Bahrain 255.00
Qatar 197.00
Cayman Islands 47.00
Monaco 17.00
Bahamas 10.00
Turks and Caicos Islands 7.00
Seychelles 0.00
Andorra 0.00
Curacao 0.00
Macao 0.00
French Polynesia 0.00
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.00
Aruba 0.00
Guam 0.00
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 0.00
Channel Islands 0.00
Greenland 0.00
Puerto Rico 0.00
British Virgin Islands 0.00
New Caledonia 0.00
Gibraltar 0.00
Northern Mariana Islands 0.00
Palau 0.00
San Marino 0.00
Antigua and Barbuda 0.00
Brunei 0.00
Isle of Man 0.00
Singapore 0.00
Barbados 0.00
Faroe Islands 0.00
Bermuda 0.00
St. Kitts and Nevis 0.00
St. Martin (French part) 0.00
Latvia Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2022 39,055.00 5439.72%
2021 705.00 10.68%
2020 637.00 -4.21%
2019 665.00 0.15%
2018 664.00 1.68%
2017 653.00 92.06%
2016 340.00 76.17%
2015 193.00 14.88%
2014 168.00 12.75%
2013 149.00 31.86%
2012 113.00 28.41%
2011 88.00 46.67%
2010 60.00 50.00%
2009 40.00 48.15%
2008 27.00 0.00%
2007 27.00 22.73%
2006 22.00 120.00%
2005 10.00 0.00%
2004 10.00 -37.50%
2003 16.00 220.00%
2002 5.00 0.00%
2001 5.00 0.00%
2000 5.00 0.00%
1999 5.00 inf%
1998 0.00 nan%
1997 0.00 nan%
1996 0.00 nan%
1995 0.00 nan%
1994 0.00 nan%
1993 0.00 nan%
1992 0.00 nan%
1991 0.00 nan%
1990 0.00 nan%
1989 0.00 nan%
1988 0.00 nan%
1987 0.00 nan%
1986 0.00 nan%
1985 0.00 nan%
1984 0.00 nan%
1983 0.00 nan%
1982 0.00 nan%
1981 0.00 nan%
1980 0.00 nan%
1979 0.00 nan%
1978 0.00 nan%
1977 0.00 nan%
1976 0.00 nan%
1975 0.00 nan%
1974 0.00 nan%
1973 0.00 nan%
1972 0.00 nan%
1971 0.00 nan%
1970 0.00 nan%
1969 0.00 nan%
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%