Mexico Refugee Statistics 1970-2024

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.
  • Mexico refugee statistics for 2023 was 124,784.00, a 30.56% increase from 2022.
  • Mexico refugee statistics for 2022 was 95,579.00, a 30.13% increase from 2021.
  • Mexico refugee statistics for 2021 was 73,448.00, a 61.66% increase from 2020.
  • Mexico refugee statistics for 2020 was 45,434.00, a 59.32% increase 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
Mexico Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2023 124,784.00 30.56%
2022 95,579.00 30.13%
2021 73,448.00 61.66%
2020 45,434.00 59.32%
2019 28,517.00 72.52%
2018 16,530.00 83.81%
2017 8,993.00 45.56%
2016 6,178.00 112.74%
2015 2,904.00 59.56%
2014 1,820.00 0.33%
2013 1,814.00 20.85%
2012 1,501.00 -8.86%
2011 1,647.00 20.75%
2010 1,364.00 12.26%
2009 1,215.00 17.05%
2008 1,038.00 -35.25%
2007 1,603.00 -51.56%
2006 3,309.00 3.02%
2005 3,212.00 -25.92%
2004 4,336.00 -28.54%
2003 6,068.00 -53.15%
2002 12,953.00 -16.17%
2001 15,452.00 -16.26%
2000 18,452.00 -24.70%
1999 24,506.00 -13.23%
1998 28,242.00 -11.44%
1997 31,892.00 -7.74%
1996 34,569.00 -10.71%
1995 38,717.00 -18.24%
1994 47,357.00 -9.75%
1993 52,472.00 -85.46%
1992 360,991.00 0.23%
1991 360,170.00 1.06%
1990 356,400.00 -0.03%
1989 356,507.00 0.03%
1988 356,400.00 101.25%
1987 177,090.00 1.14%
1986 175,100.00 0.06%
1985 175,000.00 0.00%
1984 175,000.00 2.94%
1983 170,000.00 1.34%
1982 167,750.00 11.83%
1981 150,000.00 240.91%
1980 44,000.00 662.56%
1979 5,770.00 15.40%
1978 5,000.00 25.00%
1977 4,000.00 14.29%
1974 3,500.00 -12.50%
1973 4,000.00 33.33%
1972 3,000.00 0.00%
1971 3,000.00 0.00%
1970 3,000.00 0.00%