Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Afghanistan

Refugees by country of asylum in Afghanistan in 2024 — 20,866 people. Ranked 81 in the world out of 178. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 41,632%.

2024 20,866 people −40.08% vs 2023
World rank 81of 178
Period maximum 300,421 people2014
Period minimum 0 people1998

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Afghanistan, 1990–20240100,000200,000300,000400,00019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 50 people1991: 38 people1992: 60,025 people1993: 32,131 people1994: 19,134 people1995: 19,605 people1996: 18,779 people1997: 5 people1998: 0 people1999: 0 people2000: 0 people2001: 10 people2002: 0 people2003: 24 people2004: 31 people2005: 31 people2006: 34 people2007: 43 people2008: 37 people2009: 36 people2010: 6,434 people2011: 3,011 people2012: 16,184 people2013: 16,861 people2014: 300,421 people2015: 257,553 people2016: 59,770 people2017: 75,927 people2018: 72,228 people2019: 72,227 people2020: 72,278 people2021: 66,949 people2022: 52,159 people2023: 34,826 people2024: 20,866 people
Change over the period: +20,816 (+41,632%) Average annual rate: 19.42 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan

Afghanistan 20,866 people
World computed 30.92M people
South Asia computed 2.84M people
Southern Asia computed 6.33M people
Low-income countries computed 6.86M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 20,866 −13,960 −40.08%
2023 34,826 −17,333 −33.23%
2022 52,159 −14,790 −22.09%
2021 66,949 −5,329 −7.37%
2020 72,278 +51 +0.07%
2019 72,227 −1 −0%
2018 72,228 −3,699 −4.87%
2017 75,927 +16,157 +27.03%
2016 59,770 −197,783 −76.79%
2015 257,553 −42,868 −14.27%
2014 300,421 +283,560 +1,681.75%
2013 16,861 +677 +4.18%
2012 16,184 +13,173 +437.5%
2011 3,011 −3,423 −53.2%
2010 6,434 +6,398 +17,772.22%
2009 36 −1 −2.7%
2008 37 −6 −13.95%
2007 43 +9 +26.47%
2006 34 +3 +9.68%
2005 31 +0 +0%
2004 31 +7 +29.17%
2003 24 +24
2002 0 −10 −100%
2001 10 +10
2000 0 +0
1999 0 +0
1998 0 −5 −100%
1997 5 −18,774 −99.97%
1996 18,779 −826 −4.21%
1995 19,605 +471 +2.46%
1994 19,134 −12,997 −40.45%
1993 32,131 −27,894 −46.47%
1992 60,025 +59,987 +157,860.53%
1991 38 −12 −24%
1990 50

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of refugees present in a country, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. A refugee is a person who has received protection outside their country of origin; the indicator covers both those recognized individually and those recognized on a group basis in situations of mass exodus. The series has been kept since 1951, that is since the adoption of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

Important: This is the receiving side. It is not to be confused with the number of refugees FROM a country — that is a separate indicator, and the difference between the two shows whether a country hosts forced migration or produces it.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.