Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Ecuador

Refugees by country of asylum in Ecuador in 2024 — 23,218 people. Ranked 79 in the world out of 178. Since 1972, the indicator has risen by 11,509%.

2024 23,218 people −63.09% vs 2023
World rank 79of 178
Period maximum 264,844 people2007
Period minimum 200 people1972

Trend over time

1972–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Ecuador, 1972–20240100,000200,000300,00019721978198419901996200220082014202020241972: 200 people1974: 200 people1977: 200 people1979: 600 people1980: 700 people1981: 640 people1982: 680 people1983: 770 people1984: 870 people1985: 890 people1986: 800 people1987: 710 people1988: 755 people1989: 757 people1990: 510 people1991: 280 people1992: 204 people1993: 232 people1994: 238 people1995: 204 people1996: 213 people1997: 218 people1998: 244 people1999: 309 people2000: 1,598 people2001: 1,680 people2002: 3,225 people2003: 6,367 people2004: 8,425 people2005: 10,046 people2006: 11,767 people2007: 264,844 people2008: 101,368 people2009: 116,532 people2010: 121,222 people2011: 123,407 people2012: 123,793 people2013: 123,177 people2014: 122,129 people2015: 121,511 people2016: 102,848 people2017: 92,405 people2018: 101,550 people2019: 104,560 people2020: 104,582 people2021: 56,603 people2022: 60,125 people2023: 62,899 people2024: 23,218 people
Change over the period: +23,018 (+11,509%) Average annual rate: 9.57 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Ecuador 23,218 people
World computed 30.92M people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 513,712 people
South America computed 323,091 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.02M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Ecuador, by year Ecuador All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 23,218 −39,681 −63.09%
2023 62,899 +2,774 +4.61%
2022 60,125 +3,522 +6.22%
2021 56,603 −47,979 −45.88%
2020 104,582 +22 +0.02%
2019 104,560 +3,010 +2.96%
2018 101,550 +9,145 +9.9%
2017 92,405 −10,443 −10.15%
2016 102,848 −18,663 −15.36%
2015 121,511 −618 −0.51%
2014 122,129 −1,048 −0.85%
2013 123,177 −616 −0.5%
2012 123,793 +386 +0.31%
2011 123,407 +2,185 +1.8%
2010 121,222 +4,690 +4.02%
2009 116,532 +15,164 +14.96%
2008 101,368 −163,476 −61.73%
2007 264,844 +253,077 +2,150.74%
2006 11,767 +1,721 +17.13%
2005 10,046 +1,621 +19.24%
2004 8,425 +2,058 +32.32%
2003 6,367 +3,142 +97.43%
2002 3,225 +1,545 +91.96%
2001 1,680 +82 +5.13%
2000 1,598 +1,289 +417.15%
1999 309 +65 +26.64%
1998 244 +26 +11.93%
1997 218 +5 +2.35%
1996 213 +9 +4.41%
1995 204 −34 −14.29%
1994 238 +6 +2.59%
1993 232 +28 +13.73%
1992 204 −76 −27.14%
1991 280 −230 −45.1%
1990 510 −247 −32.63%
1989 757 +2 +0.26%
1988 755 +45 +6.34%
1987 710 −90 −11.25%
1986 800 −90 −10.11%
1985 890 +20 +2.3%
1984 870 +100 +12.99%
1983 770 +90 +13.24%
1982 680 +40 +6.25%
1981 640 −60 −8.57%
1980 700 +100 +16.67%
1979 600
1977 200
1974 200
1972 200

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.