Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — BRICS

Refugees by country of asylum in BRICS in 2024 — 4,073,523 people. Since 1979, the indicator has risen by 830%.

2024 4.07M people −26.74% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 5.56M people2023
Period minimum 438,020 people1979

Trend over time

1979–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — BRICS, 1979–202402M4M6M19791984198919941999200420092014201920241979: 438,020 people1980: 627,950 people1981: 1,878,500 people1982: 1,999,480 people1983: 2,203,180 people1984: 2,306,920 people1985: 2,626,270 people1986: 2,887,550 people1987: 3,055,050 people1988: 3,148,711 people1989: 3,150,249 people1990: 4,683,033 people1991: 4,913,171 people1992: 4,706,187 people1993: 3,304,298 people1994: 2,876,351 people1995: 2,691,665 people1996: 2,825,900 people1997: 2,744,475 people1998: 2,549,083 people1999: 2,568,983 people2000: 2,500,261 people2001: 2,446,406 people2002: 1,842,961 people2003: 1,489,025 people2004: 1,541,154 people2005: 1,449,485 people2006: 1,468,194 people2007: 1,485,752 people2008: 1,517,016 people2009: 1,614,927 people2010: 1,627,676 people2011: 1,440,556 people2012: 1,430,429 people2013: 1,425,196 people2014: 1,843,086 people2015: 1,933,311 people2016: 1,832,922 people2017: 1,733,932 people2018: 1,687,004 people2019: 1,643,098 people2020: 1,466,313 people2021: 1,170,462 people2022: 5,090,900 people2023: 5,560,291 people2024: 4,073,523 people
Change over the period: +3.64M (+829.99%) Average annual rate: 5.08 %

Comparison, 2024

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

BRICS 4.07M people
World computed 30.92M people
Refugees by country of asylum — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 4.07M −1.49M −26.74%
2023 5.56M +469,391 +9.22%
2022 5.09M +3.92M +334.95%
2021 1.17M −295,851 −20.18%
2020 1.47M −176,785 −10.76%
2019 1.64M −43,906 −2.6%
2018 1.69M −46,928 −2.71%
2017 1.73M −98,990 −5.4%
2016 1.83M −100,389 −5.19%
2015 1.93M +90,225 +4.9%
2014 1.84M +417,890 +29.32%
2013 1.43M −5,233 −0.37%
2012 1.43M −10,127 −0.7%
2011 1.44M −187,120 −11.5%
2010 1.63M +12,749 +0.79%
2009 1.61M +97,911 +6.45%
2008 1.52M +31,264 +2.1%
2007 1.49M +17,558 +1.2%
2006 1.47M +18,709 +1.29%
2005 1.45M −91,669 −5.95%
2004 1.54M +52,129 +3.5%
2003 1.49M −353,936 −19.2%
2002 1.84M −603,445 −24.67%
2001 2.45M −53,855 −2.15%
2000 2.5M −68,722 −2.68%
1999 2.57M +19,900 +0.78%
1998 2.55M −195,392 −7.12%
1997 2.74M −81,425 −2.88%
1996 2.83M +134,235 +4.99%
1995 2.69M −184,686 −6.42%
1994 2.88M −427,947 −12.95%
1993 3.3M −1.4M −29.79%
1992 4.71M −206,984 −4.21%
1991 4.91M +230,138 +4.91%
1990 4.68M +1.53M +48.66%
1989 3.15M +1,538 +0.05%
1988 3.15M +93,661 +3.07%
1987 3.06M +167,500 +5.8%
1986 2.89M +261,280 +9.95%
1985 2.63M +319,350 +13.84%
1984 2.31M +103,740 +4.71%
1983 2.2M +203,700 +10.19%
1982 2M +120,980 +6.44%
1981 1.88M +1.25M +199.15%
1980 627,950 +189,930 +43.36%
1979 438,020

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.