Chad 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.
- Chad refugee statistics for 2022 was 592,764.00, a 6.65% increase from 2021.
- Chad refugee statistics for 2021 was 555,782.00, a 16.11% increase from 2020.
- Chad refugee statistics for 2020 was 478,649.00, a 8.13% increase from 2019.
- Chad refugee statistics for 2019 was 442,670.00, a 1.89% decline from 2018.
| 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 |
| Chad Refugee Statistics - Historical Data |
| Year |
Refugees Granted Asylum |
Annual % Change |
| 2022 |
592,764.00 |
6.65% |
| 2021 |
555,782.00 |
16.11% |
| 2020 |
478,649.00 |
8.13% |
| 2019 |
442,670.00 |
-1.89% |
| 2018 |
451,203.00 |
9.66% |
| 2017 |
411,475.00 |
5.17% |
| 2016 |
391,235.00 |
5.87% |
| 2015 |
369,538.00 |
-18.41% |
| 2014 |
452,897.00 |
4.24% |
| 2013 |
434,476.00 |
16.27% |
| 2012 |
373,690.00 |
1.96% |
| 2011 |
366,491.00 |
5.33% |
| 2010 |
347,931.00 |
2.79% |
| 2009 |
338,495.00 |
2.42% |
| 2008 |
330,510.00 |
12.41% |
| 2007 |
294,017.00 |
2.54% |
| 2006 |
286,743.00 |
4.11% |
| 2005 |
275,412.00 |
5.98% |
| 2004 |
259,880.00 |
77.52% |
| 2003 |
146,396.00 |
337.59% |
| 2002 |
33,455.00 |
158.34% |
| 2001 |
12,950.00 |
-26.79% |
| 2000 |
17,689.00 |
-24.65% |
| 1999 |
23,477.00 |
166.57% |
| 1998 |
8,807.00 |
2855.37% |
| 1997 |
298.00 |
198.00% |
| 1996 |
100.00 |
0.00% |
| 1995 |
100.00 |
-4.76% |
| 1994 |
105.00 |
69.35% |
| 1993 |
62.00 |
-11.43% |
| 1992 |
70.00 |
inf% |
| 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% |
