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.
  • refugee statistics for 2022 was 50.00, a 94.85% decline from 2021.
  • refugee statistics for 2021 was 971.00, a 10.75% decline from 2020.
  • refugee statistics for 2020 was 1,088.00, a 41.85% increase from 2019.
  • refugee statistics for 2019 was 767.00, a 20.85% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2022 50.00 -94.85%
2021 971.00 -10.75%
2020 1,088.00 41.85%
2019 767.00 -20.85%
2018 969.00 -0.72%
2017 976.00 85.90%
2016 525.00 0.00%
2015 525.00 31.91%
2014 398.00 inf%
2013 0.00 nan%
2012 0.00 -100.00%
2011 5.00 0.00%
2010 5.00 -68.75%
2009 16.00 220.00%
2008 5.00 inf%
2007 0.00 nan%
2006 0.00 nan%
2005 0.00 nan%
2004 0.00 nan%
2003 0.00 nan%
2002 0.00 nan%
2001 0.00 nan%
2000 0.00 nan%
1999 0.00 -100.00%
1998 210.00 -73.75%
1997 800.00 -60.14%
1996 2,007.00 -0.10%
1995 2,009.00 inf%
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%