Portugal Refugee Statistics 1975-2024

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.
  • Portugal refugee statistics for 2023 was 62,807.00, a 5.07% increase from 2022.
  • Portugal refugee statistics for 2022 was 59,777.00, a 2154.88% increase from 2021.
  • Portugal refugee statistics for 2021 was 2,651.00, a 10.23% increase from 2020.
  • Portugal refugee statistics for 2020 was 2,405.00, a 1.26% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
Germany 2,593,007.00
Poland 971,478.00
France 664,366.00
United Kingdom 448,620.00
United States 409,202.00
Spain 385,701.00
Czech Republic 377,120.00
Italy 298,296.00
Austria 257,811.00
Netherlands 237,767.00
Sweden 237,632.00
Switzerland 192,507.00
Greece 192,384.00
Canada 169,448.00
Belgium 167,831.00
Slovak Republic 126,866.00
Ireland 113,902.00
Norway 103,606.00
Finland 89,869.00
Lithuania 80,225.00
Denmark 68,912.00
Hungary 63,180.00
Portugal 62,807.00
Latvia 45,761.00
Estonia 42,005.00
Cyprus 39,044.00
Australia 34,502.00
Croatia 25,029.00
Japan 22,335.00
Luxembourg 13,735.00
Malta 11,724.00
Slovenia 10,525.00
Iceland 8,715.00
Argentina 4,104.00
South Korea 4,053.00
Trinidad and Tobago 3,205.00
Panama 2,724.00
Chile 2,338.00
New Zealand 1,837.00
UAE 1,416.00
Uruguay 1,285.00
Israel 1,235.00
Liechtenstein 597.00
Kuwait 572.00
Saudi Arabia 477.00
Hong Kong 301.00
Oman 300.00
Bahrain 254.00
Qatar 197.00
Cayman Islands 49.00
St. Kitts and Nevis 19.00
Monaco 17.00
Turks and Caicos Islands 7.00
Barbados 5.00
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 5.00
Portugal Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2023 62,807.00 5.07%
2022 59,777.00 2154.88%
2021 2,651.00 10.23%
2020 2,405.00 1.26%
2019 2,375.00 11.50%
2018 2,130.00 31.56%
2017 1,619.00 36.16%
2016 1,189.00 39.72%
2015 851.00 20.88%
2014 704.00 18.12%
2013 596.00 26.00%
2012 473.00 18.55%
2011 399.00 8.42%
2010 368.00 -3.92%
2009 383.00 -2.54%
2008 393.00 13.58%
2007 346.00 7.45%
2006 322.00 -9.30%
2005 355.00 -3.53%
2004 368.00 -11.11%
2003 414.00 -10.00%
2002 460.00 3.60%
2001 444.00 6.73%
2000 416.00 14.29%
1999 364.00 10.64%
1998 329.00 6.13%
1997 310.00 4.38%
1996 297.00 19.76%
1995 248.00 0.00%
1994 248.00 -58.67%
1993 600.00 -66.25%
1992 1,778.00 78.16%
1991 998.00 15.11%
1990 867.00 31.96%
1989 657.00 -16.73%
1988 789.00 -1.38%
1987 800.00 0.00%
1986 800.00 14.29%
1985 700.00 16.67%
1984 600.00 -14.29%
1983 700.00 -90.79%
1982 7,600.00 0.00%
1981 7,600.00 0.00%
1980 7,600.00 0.00%
1979 7,600.00 1.33%
1978 7,500.00 0.00%
1977 7,500.00 4900.00%
1975 150.00 4900.00%