Burundi 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.
  • Burundi refugee statistics for 2022 was 84,636.00, a 3.86% increase from 2021.
  • Burundi refugee statistics for 2021 was 81,491.00, a 7.99% increase from 2020.
  • Burundi refugee statistics for 2020 was 75,461.00, a 3.83% decline from 2019.
  • Burundi refugee statistics for 2019 was 78,465.00, a 9.74% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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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
Madagascar 119.00
Eritrea 119.00
Guinea-Bissau 24.00
Comoros 12.00
Haiti 0.00
North Korea 0.00
Sierra Leone 0.00
Burundi Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2022 84,636.00 3.86%
2021 81,491.00 7.99%
2020 75,461.00 -3.83%
2019 78,465.00 9.74%
2018 71,501.00 14.67%
2017 62,353.00 8.51%
2016 57,462.00 7.70%
2015 53,356.00 0.80%
2014 52,931.00 16.37%
2013 45,487.00 8.79%
2012 41,811.00 17.26%
2011 35,658.00 21.43%
2010 29,364.00 17.62%
2009 24,965.00 18.36%
2008 21,092.00 -13.85%
2007 24,482.00 85.84%
2006 13,174.00 -36.29%
2005 20,679.00 -57.63%
2004 48,807.00 19.13%
2003 40,970.00 1.08%
2002 40,532.00 45.30%
2001 27,895.00 2.81%
2000 27,133.00 22.73%
1999 22,107.00 -11.90%
1998 25,092.00 13.91%
1997 22,027.00 6.24%
1996 20,734.00 -88.02%
1995 173,016.00 -42.39%
1994 300,302.00 10.45%
1993 271,883.00 0.05%
1992 271,745.00 0.60%
1991 270,136.00 0.65%
1990 268,403.00 0.35%
1989 267,455.00 -0.02%
1988 267,500.00 0.00%
1987 267,500.00 0.00%
1986 267,500.00 0.02%
1985 267,440.00 -2.33%
1984 273,810.00 7.88%
1983 253,820.00 0.26%
1982 253,170.00 7.92%
1981 234,590.00 0.01%
1980 234,560.00 364.57%
1979 50,490.00 0.30%
1978 50,340.00 0.68%
1977 50,000.00 1.01%
1976 49,500.00 0.00%
1975 49,500.00 2.06%
1974 48,500.00 -1.02%
1973 49,000.00 12.93%
1972 43,390.00 31.68%
1971 32,950.00 -15.08%
1970 38,800.00 -16.02%
1969 46,200.00 -36.01%
1968 72,200.00 -8.61%
1967 79,000.00 0.00%
1966 79,000.00 21.54%
1965 65,000.00 -16.67%
1964 78,000.00 129.41%
1963 34,000.00 13.33%
1962 30,000.00 0.00%
1961 30,000.00 inf%
1960 0.00 inf%