Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Burundi

Refugees by country of asylum in Burundi in 2024 — 89,075 people. Ranked 53 in the world out of 178. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 196.9%.

2024 89,075 people +4.51% vs 2023
World rank 53of 178
Period maximum 300,302 people1994
Period minimum 13,174 people2006

Trend over time

1961–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Burundi, 1961–20240100,000200,000300,000400,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 30,000 people1963: 34,000 people1965: 65,000 people1967: 79,000 people1969: 46,200 people1971: 32,950 people1973: 49,000 people1975: 49,500 people1977: 50,000 people1979: 50,490 people1981: 234,590 people1983: 253,820 people1985: 267,440 people1987: 267,500 people1989: 267,455 people1991: 270,136 people1993: 271,883 people1995: 173,016 people1997: 22,027 people1999: 22,107 people2001: 27,895 people2003: 40,970 people2005: 20,679 people2007: 24,482 people2009: 24,965 people2011: 35,658 people2013: 45,487 people2015: 53,356 people2017: 62,353 people2019: 78,465 people2021: 81,491 people2023: 85,229 people2024: 89,075 people
Change over the period: +59,075 (+196.92%) Average annual rate: 1.74 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Burundi 89,075 people
World computed 30.92M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 8.56M people
Eastern Africa computed 4.44M people
Low-income countries computed 6.86M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Burundi, by year Burundi All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 89,075 +3,846 +4.51%
2023 85,229 +593 +0.7%
2022 84,636 +3,145 +3.86%
2021 81,491 +6,030 +7.99%
2020 75,461 −3,004 −3.83%
2019 78,465 +6,964 +9.74%
2018 71,501 +9,148 +14.67%
2017 62,353 +4,891 +8.51%
2016 57,462 +4,106 +7.7%
2015 53,356 +425 +0.8%
2014 52,931 +7,444 +16.37%
2013 45,487 +3,676 +8.79%
2012 41,811 +6,153 +17.26%
2011 35,658 +6,294 +21.43%
2010 29,364 +4,399 +17.62%
2009 24,965 +3,873 +18.36%
2008 21,092 −3,390 −13.85%
2007 24,482 +11,308 +85.84%
2006 13,174 −7,505 −36.29%
2005 20,679 −28,128 −57.63%
2004 48,807 +7,837 +19.13%
2003 40,970 +438 +1.08%
2002 40,532 +12,637 +45.3%
2001 27,895 +762 +2.81%
2000 27,133 +5,026 +22.73%
1999 22,107 −2,985 −11.9%
1998 25,092 +3,065 +13.91%
1997 22,027 +1,293 +6.24%
1996 20,734 −152,282 −88.02%
1995 173,016 −127,286 −42.39%
1994 300,302 +28,419 +10.45%
1993 271,883 +138 +0.05%
1992 271,745 +1,609 +0.6%
1991 270,136 +1,733 +0.65%
1990 268,403 +948 +0.35%
1989 267,455 −45 −0.02%
1988 267,500 +0 +0%
1987 267,500 +0 +0%
1986 267,500 +60 +0.02%
1985 267,440 −6,370 −2.33%
1984 273,810 +19,990 +7.88%
1983 253,820 +650 +0.26%
1982 253,170 +18,580 +7.92%
1981 234,590 +30 +0.01%
1980 234,560 +184,070 +364.57%
1979 50,490 +150 +0.3%
1978 50,340 +340 +0.68%
1977 50,000 +500 +1.01%
1976 49,500 +0 +0%
1975 49,500 +1,000 +2.06%
1974 48,500 −500 −1.02%
1973 49,000 +5,610 +12.93%
1972 43,390 +10,440 +31.68%
1971 32,950 −5,850 −15.08%
1970 38,800 −7,400 −16.02%
1969 46,200 −26,000 −36.01%
1968 72,200 −6,800 −8.61%
1967 79,000 +0 +0%
1966 79,000 +14,000 +21.54%
1965 65,000 −13,000 −16.67%
1964 78,000 +44,000 +129.41%
1963 34,000 +4,000 +13.33%
1962 30,000 +0 +0%
1961 30,000

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.