Latin America & Caribbean Refugee Statistics 1990-2024

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.
  • Latin America & Caribbean refugee statistics for 2023 was 507,916.00, a 71.04% increase from 2022.
  • Latin America & Caribbean refugee statistics for 2022 was 296,962.00, a 10.31% increase from 2021.
  • Latin America & Caribbean refugee statistics for 2021 was 269,213.00, a 12.8% decline from 2020.
  • Latin America & Caribbean refugee statistics for 2020 was 308,741.00, a 19.71% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
World 37,573,655.00
OECD members 11,900,293.00
Sub-Saharan Africa 7,849,918.00
European Union 7,362,082.00
Euro Area 5,458,655.00
South Asia 3,267,867.00
North America 578,650.00
Latin America & Caribbean 507,916.00
East Asia & Pacific 306,485.00
Latin America & Caribbean Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2023 507,916.00 71.04%
2022 296,962.00 10.31%
2021 269,213.00 -12.80%
2020 308,741.00 19.71%
2019 257,918.00 19.58%
2018 215,691.00 -14.44%
2017 252,093.00 -21.75%
2016 322,179.00 -4.53%
2015 337,472.00 -4.24%
2014 352,424.00 -7.69%
2013 381,782.00 0.33%
2012 380,522.00 0.78%
2011 377,581.00 1.05%
2010 373,655.00 1.74%
2009 367,260.00 4.90%
2008 350,095.00 -33.99%
2007 530,374.00 1211.74%
2006 40,433.00 7.47%
2005 37,623.00 4.24%
2004 36,091.00 -5.63%
2003 38,244.00 -6.31%
2002 40,818.00 10.13%
2001 37,062.00 -1.96%
2000 37,803.00 -38.50%
1999 61,468.00 -6.17%
1998 65,508.00 -21.21%
1997 83,146.00 -5.93%
1996 88,392.00 -5.81%
1995 93,843.00 -13.92%
1994 109,013.00 -12.96%
1993 125,246.00 -85.79%
1992 881,523.00 -1.06%
1991 890,961.00 -25.02%
1990 1,188,273.00 -25.02%