Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — El Salvador

Refugees by country of asylum in El Salvador in 2024 — 120 people. Ranked 143 in the world out of 178. Since 1972, the indicator has risen by 20%.

2024 120 people +13.21% vs 2023
World rank 143of 178
Period maximum 20,730 people1989
Period minimum 0 people1979

Trend over time

1972–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — El Salvador, 1972–2024010,00020,00030,00019721978198419901996200220082014202020241972: 100 people1979: 0 people1980: 390 people1985: 210 people1986: 310 people1987: 300 people1988: 20,350 people1989: 20,730 people1990: 20,300 people1991: 20,099 people1992: 19,903 people1993: 161 people1994: 153 people1995: 153 people1996: 148 people1997: 106 people1998: 30 people1999: 21 people2000: 57 people2001: 69 people2002: 74 people2003: 246 people2004: 235 people2005: 51 people2006: 39 people2007: 39 people2008: 34 people2009: 32 people2010: 39 people2011: 39 people2012: 43 people2013: 42 people2014: 33 people2015: 46 people2016: 41 people2017: 40 people2018: 44 people2019: 48 people2020: 48 people2021: 98 people2022: 104 people2023: 106 people2024: 120 people
Change over the period: +20 (+20%) Average annual rate: 0.35 %

Comparison, 2024

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

El Salvador 120 people
World computed 30.92M people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 513,712 people
Central America computed 187,040 people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M people
Refugees by country of asylum — El Salvador, by year El Salvador All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 120 +14 +13.21%
2023 106 +2 +1.92%
2022 104 +6 +6.12%
2021 98 +50 +104.17%
2020 48 +0 +0%
2019 48 +4 +9.09%
2018 44 +4 +10%
2017 40 −1 −2.44%
2016 41 −5 −10.87%
2015 46 +13 +39.39%
2014 33 −9 −21.43%
2013 42 −1 −2.33%
2012 43 +4 +10.26%
2011 39 +0 +0%
2010 39 +7 +21.88%
2009 32 −2 −5.88%
2008 34 −5 −12.82%
2007 39 +0 +0%
2006 39 −12 −23.53%
2005 51 −184 −78.3%
2004 235 −11 −4.47%
2003 246 +172 +232.43%
2002 74 +5 +7.25%
2001 69 +12 +21.05%
2000 57 +36 +171.43%
1999 21 −9 −30%
1998 30 −76 −71.7%
1997 106 −42 −28.38%
1996 148 −5 −3.27%
1995 153 +0 +0%
1994 153 −8 −4.97%
1993 161 −19,742 −99.19%
1992 19,903 −196 −0.98%
1991 20,099 −201 −0.99%
1990 20,300 −430 −2.07%
1989 20,730 +380 +1.87%
1988 20,350 +20,050 +6,683.33%
1987 300 −10 −3.23%
1986 310 +100 +47.62%
1985 210
1980 390 +390
1979 0
1972 100

Central America, 2024

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

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.