Singapore Refugee Statistics 1978-2024

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.
  • Singapore refugee statistics for 2014 was 5.00, a 0% increase from 2010.
  • Singapore refugee statistics for 2010 was 5.00, a 0% increase from 2009.
  • Singapore refugee statistics for 2009 was 5.00, a 28.57% decline from 2008.
  • Singapore refugee statistics for 2008 was 7.00, a 0% increase from 2007.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
United States 267,214.00
France 252,248.00
Germany 216,956.00
Canada 149,164.00
Sweden 142,197.00
United Kingdom 117,226.00
Italy 93,712.00
Netherlands 82,483.00
Switzerland 62,596.00
Austria 60,724.00
Norway 47,025.00
Israel 39,698.00
Australia 35,565.00
Belgium 29,170.00
Denmark 17,767.00
Panama 17,256.00
Poland 15,730.00
Finland 11,783.00
Greece 10,292.00
Malta 6,095.00
Ireland 5,832.00
Spain 5,797.00
Cyprus 5,120.00
Argentina 3,473.00
Czech Republic 3,129.00
Hungary 2,854.00
Japan 2,562.00
Chile 1,764.00
New Zealand 1,342.00
South Korea 1,164.00
Luxembourg 1,091.00
Lithuania 1,007.00
Slovak Republic 791.00
Croatia 724.00
Portugal 704.00
Kuwait 611.00
Saudi Arabia 559.00
UAE 419.00
Bahrain 310.00
Uruguay 254.00
Slovenia 251.00
Latvia 168.00
Hong Kong 160.00
Oman 150.00
Qatar 132.00
Liechtenstein 102.00
Iceland 93.00
Estonia 82.00
Trinidad and Tobago 76.00
Curacao 34.00
Monaco 33.00
Bahamas 12.00
Cayman Islands 5.00
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 5.00
Singapore 5.00
Turks and Caicos Islands 5.00
Singapore Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2014 5.00 0.00%
2010 5.00 0.00%
2009 5.00 -28.57%
2008 7.00 0.00%
2007 7.00 40.00%
1998 5.00 0.00%
1997 5.00 -50.00%
1996 10.00 -90.83%
1995 109.00 990.00%
1994 10.00 100.00%
1993 5.00 -95.65%
1992 115.00 -30.72%
1991 166.00 13.70%
1990 146.00 -69.58%
1989 480.00 50.00%
1988 320.00 0.00%
1987 320.00 433.33%
1986 60.00 -79.31%
1983 290.00 -39.58%
1982 480.00 -46.67%
1979 900.00 23.29%
1978 730.00 23.29%