Tunisia 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.
  • Tunisia refugee statistics for 2022 was 3,299.00, a 3.55% increase from 2021.
  • Tunisia refugee statistics for 2021 was 3,186.00, a 23.49% increase from 2020.
  • Tunisia refugee statistics for 2020 was 2,580.00, a 48.96% increase from 2019.
  • Tunisia refugee statistics for 2019 was 1,732.00, a 63.24% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
West Bank and Gaza 2,454,258.00
Pakistan 1,743,785.00
Sudan 1,097,128.00
Bangladesh 952,384.00
Kenya 504,473.00
Cameroon 473,887.00
Egypt 294,632.00
India 242,835.00
Moldova 105,374.00
Mauritania 100,981.00
Nigeria 91,275.00
Zambia 61,159.00
Republic of Congo 41,557.00
Georgia 27,839.00
Angola 25,514.00
Djibouti 20,383.00
Uzbekistan 13,026.00
Papua New Guinea 10,524.00
Indonesia 9,785.00
Ghana 8,531.00
Morocco 7,907.00
Tunisia 3,299.00
Ukraine 2,520.00
Eswatini 1,173.00
Bolivia 1,116.00
Philippines 856.00
Sri Lanka 504.00
Nicaragua 312.00
Kyrgyz Republic 274.00
Lesotho 251.00
Honduras 165.00
El Salvador 104.00
Cambodia 24.00
Mongolia 10.00
Tunisia Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2022 3,299.00 3.55%
2021 3,186.00 23.49%
2020 2,580.00 48.96%
2019 1,732.00 63.24%
2018 1,061.00 46.14%
2017 726.00 12.38%
2016 646.00 -1.97%
2015 659.00 -26.37%
2014 895.00 23.11%
2013 727.00 -49.27%
2012 1,433.00 -64.92%
2011 4,085.00 4650.00%
2010 86.00 0.00%
2009 86.00 -4.44%
2008 90.00 -3.23%
2007 93.00 9.41%
2006 85.00 4.94%
2005 81.00 -2.41%
2004 83.00 -4.60%
2003 87.00 -6.45%
2002 93.00 1.09%
2001 92.00 -78.50%
2000 428.00 -3.60%
1999 444.00 -15.43%
1998 525.00 5.63%
1997 497.00 188.95%
1996 172.00 -11.79%
1995 195.00 1672.73%
1994 11.00 -88.89%
1993 99.00 -10.81%
1992 111.00 -14.62%
1991 130.00 333.33%
1990 30.00 -57.14%
1973 70.00 -30.00%
1971 100.00 -90.00%
1968 1,000.00 100.00%
1965 500.00 -50.00%
1964 1,000.00 0.00%
1963 1,000.00 0.00%
1962 1,000.00 0.00%
1961 1,000.00 0.00%
1960 1,000.00 0.00%