Nicaragua Refugee Statistics 1972-2023

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.
  • Nicaragua refugee statistics for 2021 was 313.00, a 0.64% increase from 2020.
  • Nicaragua refugee statistics for 2020 was 311.00, a 3.42% decline from 2019.
  • Nicaragua refugee statistics for 2019 was 322.00, a 0.31% increase from 2018.
  • Nicaragua refugee statistics for 2018 was 321.00, a 0.31% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
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
Nicaragua Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2021 313.00 0.64%
2020 311.00 -3.42%
2019 322.00 0.31%
2018 321.00 -0.31%
2017 322.00 -0.92%
2016 325.00 0.00%
2015 325.00 19.05%
2014 273.00 48.37%
2013 184.00 48.39%
2012 124.00 55.00%
2011 80.00 35.59%
2010 59.00 -48.70%
2009 115.00 -19.01%
2008 142.00 -21.98%
2007 182.00 -6.67%
2006 195.00 -12.16%
2005 222.00 -22.92%
2004 288.00 -4.00%
2003 300.00 -7.41%
2002 324.00 0.62%
2001 322.00 -2.42%
2000 330.00 -29.94%
1999 471.00 0.00%
1998 471.00 1.95%
1997 462.00 -17.06%
1996 557.00 -3.47%
1995 577.00 83.76%
1994 314.00 -94.43%
1993 5,642.00 -60.96%
1992 14,450.00 -3.23%
1991 14,933.00 -6.67%
1990 16,000.00 5.19%
1989 15,210.00 -4.94%
1988 16,000.00 77.78%
1987 9,000.00 8.70%
1986 8,280.00 -52.06%
1985 17,270.00 -6.65%
1984 18,500.00 0.00%
1983 18,500.00 -22.27%
1982 23,800.00 11.63%
1981 21,320.00 420.00%
1980 4,100.00 8100.00%
1972 50.00 8100.00%