Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Estonia

Refugees by country of asylum in Estonia in 2024 — 42,267 people. Ranked 68 in the world out of 178.

2024 42,267 people +0.62% vs 2023
World rank 68of 178
Period maximum 42,267 people2024
Period minimum 0 people2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Estonia, 2000–2024020,00040,00060,0002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 0 people2001: 6 people2002: 6 people2003: 6 people2004: 6 people2005: 0 people2006: 0 people2007: 6 people2008: 16 people2009: 16 people2010: 31 people2011: 34 people2012: 48 people2013: 52 people2014: 82 people2015: 158 people2016: 312 people2017: 405 people2018: 319 people2019: 331 people2020: 277 people2021: 321 people2022: 40,806 people2023: 42,005 people2024: 42,267 people
Change over the period: +42,267

Comparison, 2024

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

Estonia 42,267 people
World computed 30.92M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 12.09M people
Northern Europe computed 1.27M people
High-income countries computed 9.3M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Estonia, by year Estonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 42,267 +262 +0.62%
2023 42,005 +1,199 +2.94%
2022 40,806 +40,485 +12,612.15%
2021 321 +44 +15.88%
2020 277 −54 −16.31%
2019 331 +12 +3.76%
2018 319 −86 −21.23%
2017 405 +93 +29.81%
2016 312 +154 +97.47%
2015 158 +76 +92.68%
2014 82 +30 +57.69%
2013 52 +4 +8.33%
2012 48 +14 +41.18%
2011 34 +3 +9.68%
2010 31 +15 +93.75%
2009 16 +0 +0%
2008 16 +10 +166.67%
2007 6 +6
2006 0 +0
2005 0 −6 −100%
2004 6 +0 +0%
2003 6 +0 +0%
2002 6 +0 +0%
2001 6 +6
2000 0

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.