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Refugees by country of asylum — Djibouti

Refugees by country of asylum in Djibouti in 2024 — 23,987 people. Ranked 77 in the world out of 178. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 199.8%.

2024 23,987 people +4.01% vs 2023
World rank 77of 178
Period maximum 96,144 people1991
Period minimum 1,272 people1988

Trend over time

1977–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Djibouti, 1977–2024025,00050,00075,000100,00019771982198719921997200220072012201720221977: 8,000 people1978: 20,000 people1979: 28,800 people1980: 45,310 people1981: 31,800 people1982: 34,200 people1983: 29,170 people1984: 16,770 people1985: 17,280 people1986: 16,720 people1987: 13,140 people1988: 1,272 people1989: 31,409 people1990: 77,606 people1991: 96,144 people1992: 28,000 people1993: 34,065 people1994: 33,410 people1995: 27,310 people1996: 25,080 people1997: 23,589 people1998: 23,577 people1999: 23,266 people2000: 23,238 people2001: 23,172 people2002: 21,702 people2003: 27,034 people2004: 18,033 people2005: 10,455 people2006: 9,257 people2007: 6,653 people2008: 9,228 people2009: 12,106 people2010: 15,102 people2011: 20,336 people2012: 19,136 people2013: 20,010 people2014: 20,525 people2015: 19,369 people2016: 17,683 people2017: 17,553 people2018: 18,293 people2019: 19,639 people2020: 21,193 people2021: 23,232 people2022: 20,383 people2023: 23,063 people2024: 23,987 people
Change over the period: +15,987 (+199.84%) Average annual rate: 2.36 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Djibouti 23,987 people
World computed 30.92M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 8.56M people
Eastern Africa computed 4.44M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Djibouti, by year Djibouti All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 23,987 +924 +4.01%
2023 23,063 +2,680 +13.15%
2022 20,383 −2,849 −12.26%
2021 23,232 +2,039 +9.62%
2020 21,193 +1,554 +7.91%
2019 19,639 +1,346 +7.36%
2018 18,293 +740 +4.22%
2017 17,553 −130 −0.74%
2016 17,683 −1,686 −8.7%
2015 19,369 −1,156 −5.63%
2014 20,525 +515 +2.57%
2013 20,010 +874 +4.57%
2012 19,136 −1,200 −5.9%
2011 20,336 +5,234 +34.66%
2010 15,102 +2,996 +24.75%
2009 12,106 +2,878 +31.19%
2008 9,228 +2,575 +38.7%
2007 6,653 −2,604 −28.13%
2006 9,257 −1,198 −11.46%
2005 10,455 −7,578 −42.02%
2004 18,033 −9,001 −33.3%
2003 27,034 +5,332 +24.57%
2002 21,702 −1,470 −6.34%
2001 23,172 −66 −0.28%
2000 23,238 −28 −0.12%
1999 23,266 −311 −1.32%
1998 23,577 −12 −0.05%
1997 23,589 −1,491 −5.94%
1996 25,080 −2,230 −8.17%
1995 27,310 −6,100 −18.26%
1994 33,410 −655 −1.92%
1993 34,065 +6,065 +21.66%
1992 28,000 −68,144 −70.88%
1991 96,144 +18,538 +23.89%
1990 77,606 +46,197 +147.08%
1989 31,409 +30,137 +2,369.26%
1988 1,272 −11,868 −90.32%
1987 13,140 −3,580 −21.41%
1986 16,720 −560 −3.24%
1985 17,280 +510 +3.04%
1984 16,770 −12,400 −42.51%
1983 29,170 −5,030 −14.71%
1982 34,200 +2,400 +7.55%
1981 31,800 −13,510 −29.82%
1980 45,310 +16,510 +57.33%
1979 28,800 +8,800 +44%
1978 20,000 +12,000 +150%
1977 8,000 — —

Eastern Africa, 2024

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

UG Uganda 1.76M ET Ethiopia 1.01M KE Kenya 604,257 SS South Sudan 514,794 TZ Tanzania 176,859 RW Rwanda 114,368 BI Burundi 89,075 ZM Zambia 79,275 MW Malawi 35,510 DJ Djibouti 23,987 SO Somalia 19,503 ZW Zimbabwe 9,240 MZ Mozambique 5,370 ER Eritrea 119 MG Madagascar 83 MU Mauritius 10 KM Comoros 5
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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.

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