Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Burkina Faso

Refugees by country of asylum in Burkina Faso in 2024 — 39,915 people. Ranked 69 in the world out of 178. Since 1983, the indicator has risen by 56,921.4%.

2024 39,915 people +5.78% vs 2023
World rank 69of 178
Period maximum 49,990 people1994
Period minimum 70 people1983

Trend over time

1983–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Burkina Faso, 1983–2024020,00040,00060,0001983198819931998200320082013201820231983: 70 people1984: 100 people1985: 90 people1986: 220 people1987: 270 people1988: 260 people1989: 360 people1990: 350 people1991: 320 people1992: 5,670 people1993: 6,597 people1994: 49,990 people1995: 29,777 people1996: 28,381 people1997: 1,799 people1998: 562 people1999: 672 people2000: 692 people2001: 457 people2002: 457 people2003: 466 people2004: 494 people2005: 513 people2006: 512 people2007: 535 people2008: 556 people2009: 543 people2010: 530 people2011: 549 people2012: 39,304 people2013: 29,233 people2014: 31,894 people2015: 34,017 people2016: 32,551 people2017: 24,152 people2018: 25,120 people2019: 25,869 people2020: 20,252 people2021: 25,010 people2022: 34,375 people2023: 37,735 people2024: 39,915 people
Change over the period: +39,845 (+56,921.43%) Average annual rate: 16.74 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Burkina Faso 39,915 people
World computed 30.92M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 8.56M people
Western Africa computed 889,608 people
Low-income countries computed 6.86M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 39,915 +2,180 +5.78%
2023 37,735 +3,360 +9.77%
2022 34,375 +9,365 +37.45%
2021 25,010 +4,758 +23.49%
2020 20,252 −5,617 −21.71%
2019 25,869 +749 +2.98%
2018 25,120 +968 +4.01%
2017 24,152 −8,399 −25.8%
2016 32,551 −1,466 −4.31%
2015 34,017 +2,123 +6.66%
2014 31,894 +2,661 +9.1%
2013 29,233 −10,071 −25.62%
2012 39,304 +38,755 +7,059.2%
2011 549 +19 +3.58%
2010 530 −13 −2.39%
2009 543 −13 −2.34%
2008 556 +21 +3.93%
2007 535 +23 +4.49%
2006 512 −1 −0.19%
2005 513 +19 +3.85%
2004 494 +28 +6.01%
2003 466 +9 +1.97%
2002 457 +0 +0%
2001 457 −235 −33.96%
2000 692 +20 +2.98%
1999 672 +110 +19.57%
1998 562 −1,237 −68.76%
1997 1,799 −26,582 −93.66%
1996 28,381 −1,396 −4.69%
1995 29,777 −20,213 −40.43%
1994 49,990 +43,393 +657.77%
1993 6,597 +927 +16.35%
1992 5,670 +5,350 +1,671.88%
1991 320 −30 −8.57%
1990 350 −10 −2.78%
1989 360 +100 +38.46%
1988 260 −10 −3.7%
1987 270 +50 +22.73%
1986 220 +130 +144.44%
1985 90 −10 −10%
1984 100 +30 +42.86%
1983 70

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.