Cuba Refugee Statistics 1974-2024

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.
  • Cuba refugee statistics for 2023 was 136.00, a 21.84% decline from 2022.
  • Cuba refugee statistics for 2022 was 174.00, a 12.56% decline from 2021.
  • Cuba refugee statistics for 2021 was 199.00, a 10.36% decline from 2020.
  • Cuba refugee statistics for 2020 was 222.00, a 4.72% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
Iran 3,764,517.00
Turkey 3,251,127.00
Jordan 3,063,591.00
Lebanon 1,279,108.00
Russia 1,230,131.00
Iraq 286,480.00
Brazil 235,765.00
Armenia 150,080.00
Malaysia 135,872.00
Mexico 124,784.00
Algeria 98,590.00
Bulgaria 97,618.00
Romania 87,487.00
Thailand 87,314.00
South Africa 67,145.00
Montenegro 64,733.00
Ecuador 62,899.00
Kazakhstan 42,685.00
Belarus 39,981.00
Serbia 29,365.00
Venezuela 29,336.00
Costa Rica 23,422.00
North Macedonia 18,898.00
Peru 6,712.00
Paraguay 5,991.00
Azerbaijan 5,771.00
Namibia 5,157.00
Albania 5,079.00
Turkmenistan 3,614.00
Libya 1,837.00
Colombia 1,382.00
Guatemala 989.00
Dominican Republic 778.00
Botswana 761.00
Bosnia 348.00
China 296.00
Belize 214.00
Gabon 204.00
Cuba 136.00
Guyana 27.00
Suriname 24.00
Fiji 15.00
Mauritius 5.00
Cuba Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2023 136.00 -21.84%
2022 174.00 -12.56%
2021 199.00 -10.36%
2020 222.00 -4.72%
2019 233.00 -18.82%
2018 287.00 -16.33%
2017 343.00 9.94%
2016 312.00 4.00%
2015 300.00 8.70%
2014 276.00 -26.79%
2013 377.00 3.01%
2012 366.00 -3.94%
2011 381.00 -6.16%
2010 406.00 -8.76%
2009 445.00 -14.91%
2008 523.00 -15.24%
2007 617.00 -5.95%
2006 656.00 -5.88%
2005 697.00 -11.88%
2004 791.00 -5.04%
2003 833.00 -16.78%
2002 1,001.00 -3.10%
2001 1,033.00 8.62%
2000 951.00 -0.52%
1999 956.00 -10.23%
1998 1,065.00 -16.41%
1997 1,274.00 -25.06%
1996 1,700.00 -7.15%
1995 1,831.00 -8.13%
1994 1,993.00 -44.81%
1993 3,611.00 -29.08%
1992 5,092.00 27.68%
1990 3,988.00 -0.05%
1989 3,990.00 99.50%
1988 2,000.00 0.00%
1987 2,000.00 0.00%
1986 2,000.00 0.00%
1985 2,000.00 0.00%
1984 2,000.00 0.00%
1983 2,000.00 0.00%
1982 2,000.00 0.00%
1981 2,000.00 -32.66%
1980 2,970.00 -2.94%
1979 3,060.00 -23.50%
1978 4,000.00 53.85%
1977 2,600.00 100.00%
1974 1,300.00 100.00%