Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Benin

Refugees by country of asylum in Benin in 2024 — 16,232 people. Ranked 86 in the world out of 178. Since 1969, the indicator has risen by 1,375.6%.

2024 16,232 people +474.58% vs 2023
World rank 86of 178
Period maximum 156,239 people1993
Period minimum 50 people1983

Trend over time

1969–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Benin, 1969–2024050,000100,000150,000200,00019691975198119871993199920052011201720231969: 1,100 people1983: 50 people1984: 800 people1985: 3,700 people1986: 3,740 people1987: 3,050 people1988: 1,176 people1989: 858 people1990: 456 people1991: 456 people1992: 293 people1993: 156,239 people1994: 70,403 people1995: 23,843 people1996: 5,961 people1997: 2,914 people1998: 2,898 people1999: 3,652 people2000: 4,290 people2001: 4,794 people2002: 5,014 people2003: 5,032 people2004: 4,800 people2005: 30,288 people2006: 10,785 people2007: 7,611 people2008: 6,927 people2009: 7,204 people2010: 7,136 people2011: 7,213 people2012: 4,960 people2013: 190 people2014: 414 people2015: 526 people2016: 804 people2017: 1,056 people2018: 1,167 people2019: 1,238 people2020: 1,396 people2021: 1,736 people2022: 1,779 people2023: 2,825 people2024: 16,232 people
Change over the period: +15,132 (+1,375.64%) Average annual rate: 5.02 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Benin 16,232 people
World computed 30.92M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 8.56M people
Western Africa computed 889,608 people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Benin, by year Benin All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 16,232 +13,407 +474.58%
2023 2,825 +1,046 +58.8%
2022 1,779 +43 +2.48%
2021 1,736 +340 +24.36%
2020 1,396 +158 +12.76%
2019 1,238 +71 +6.08%
2018 1,167 +111 +10.51%
2017 1,056 +252 +31.34%
2016 804 +278 +52.85%
2015 526 +112 +27.05%
2014 414 +224 +117.89%
2013 190 −4,770 −96.17%
2012 4,960 −2,253 −31.24%
2011 7,213 +77 +1.08%
2010 7,136 −68 −0.94%
2009 7,204 +277 +4%
2008 6,927 −684 −8.99%
2007 7,611 −3,174 −29.43%
2006 10,785 −19,503 −64.39%
2005 30,288 +25,488 +531%
2004 4,800 −232 −4.61%
2003 5,032 +18 +0.36%
2002 5,014 +220 +4.59%
2001 4,794 +504 +11.75%
2000 4,290 +638 +17.47%
1999 3,652 +754 +26.02%
1998 2,898 −16 −0.55%
1997 2,914 −3,047 −51.12%
1996 5,961 −17,882 −75%
1995 23,843 −46,560 −66.13%
1994 70,403 −85,836 −54.94%
1993 156,239 +155,946 +53,223.89%
1992 293 −163 −35.75%
1991 456 +0 +0%
1990 456 −402 −46.85%
1989 858 −318 −27.04%
1988 1,176 −1,874 −61.44%
1987 3,050 −690 −18.45%
1986 3,740 +40 +1.08%
1985 3,700 +2,900 +362.5%
1984 800 +750 +1,500%
1983 50
1969 1,100

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.