Refugee Statistics 1990-2025

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 2023 was 3,808,446.00, a 1.23% decline from 2022.
  • refugee statistics for 2022 was 3,855,959.00, a 0.04% increase from 2021.
  • refugee statistics for 2021 was 3,854,400.00, a 1.23% increase from 2020.
  • refugee statistics for 2020 was 3,807,454.00, a 4.52% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2023 3,808,446.00 -1.23%
2022 3,855,959.00 0.04%
2021 3,854,400.00 1.23%
2020 3,807,454.00 4.52%
2019 3,642,765.00 -2.83%
2018 3,749,039.00 5.62%
2017 3,549,574.00 20.60%
2016 2,943,260.00 12.46%
2015 2,617,241.00 56.44%
2014 1,672,978.00 136.79%
2013 706,510.00 91.48%
2012 368,982.00 194.08%
2011 125,471.00 -2.29%
2010 128,406.00 -15.33%
2009 151,646.00 -7.48%
2008 163,908.00 12.68%
2007 145,465.00 -41.54%
2006 248,841.00 -45.61%
2005 457,525.00 -27.57%
2004 631,715.00 -2.30%
2003 646,589.00 -12.01%
2002 734,851.00 -9.86%
2001 815,218.00 -11.98%
2000 926,222.00 -20.87%
1999 1,170,511.00 1.90%
1998 1,148,674.00 3.90%
1997 1,105,513.00 -1.31%
1996 1,120,166.00 -8.16%
1995 1,219,753.00 12.26%
1994 1,086,566.00 -5.48%
1993 1,149,611.00 1.83%
1992 1,128,907.00 3544.10%
1991 30,979.00 7.12%
1990 28,920.00 7.12%