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Refugees by country of asylum — Eswatini

Refugees by country of asylum in Eswatini in 2024 — 1,295 people. Ranked 123 in the world out of 178. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 859.3%.

2024 1,295 people +7.74% vs 2023
World rank 123of 178
Period maximum 55,580 people1992
Period minimum 50 people1971

Trend over time

1970–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Eswatini, 1970–2024020,00040,00060,00019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 135 people1971: 50 people1972: 80 people1973: 100 people1974: 50 people1975: 50 people1976: 80 people1977: 135 people1978: 720 people1979: 5,250 people1980: 5,470 people1981: 5,610 people1982: 7,350 people1983: 6,230 people1984: 8,980 people1985: 10,770 people1986: 12,130 people1987: 14,550 people1988: 29,430 people1989: 34,908 people1990: 42,074 people1991: 49,569 people1992: 55,580 people1993: 48,890 people1994: 645 people1995: 712 people1996: 575 people1997: 591 people1998: 589 people1999: 613 people2000: 690 people2001: 690 people2002: 653 people2003: 685 people2004: 703 people2005: 763 people2006: 752 people2007: 789 people2008: 775 people2009: 757 people2010: 757 people2011: 757 people2012: 499 people2013: 501 people2014: 511 people2015: 694 people2016: 725 people2017: 790 people2018: 874 people2019: 940 people2020: 945 people2021: 895 people2022: 1,173 people2023: 1,202 people2024: 1,295 people
Change over the period: +1,160 (+859.26%) Average annual rate: 4.28 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Eswatini 1,295 people
World computed 30.92M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 8.56M people
Southern Africa computed 78,959 people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Eswatini, by year Eswatini All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 1,295 +93 +7.74%
2023 1,202 +29 +2.47%
2022 1,173 +278 +31.06%
2021 895 −50 −5.29%
2020 945 +5 +0.53%
2019 940 +66 +7.55%
2018 874 +84 +10.63%
2017 790 +65 +8.97%
2016 725 +31 +4.47%
2015 694 +183 +35.81%
2014 511 +10 +2%
2013 501 +2 +0.4%
2012 499 −258 −34.08%
2011 757 +0 +0%
2010 757 +0 +0%
2009 757 −18 −2.32%
2008 775 −14 −1.77%
2007 789 +37 +4.92%
2006 752 −11 −1.44%
2005 763 +60 +8.53%
2004 703 +18 +2.63%
2003 685 +32 +4.9%
2002 653 −37 −5.36%
2001 690 +0 +0%
2000 690 +77 +12.56%
1999 613 +24 +4.07%
1998 589 −2 −0.34%
1997 591 +16 +2.78%
1996 575 −137 −19.24%
1995 712 +67 +10.39%
1994 645 −48,245 −98.68%
1993 48,890 −6,690 −12.04%
1992 55,580 +6,011 +12.13%
1991 49,569 +7,495 +17.81%
1990 42,074 +7,166 +20.53%
1989 34,908 +5,478 +18.61%
1988 29,430 +14,880 +102.27%
1987 14,550 +2,420 +19.95%
1986 12,130 +1,360 +12.63%
1985 10,770 +1,790 +19.93%
1984 8,980 +2,750 +44.14%
1983 6,230 −1,120 −15.24%
1982 7,350 +1,740 +31.02%
1981 5,610 +140 +2.56%
1980 5,470 +220 +4.19%
1979 5,250 +4,530 +629.17%
1978 720 +585 +433.33%
1977 135 +55 +68.75%
1976 80 +30 +60%
1975 50 +0 +0%
1974 50 −50 −50%
1973 100 +20 +25%
1972 80 +30 +60%
1971 50 −85 −62.96%
1970 135

Southern Africa, 2024

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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.