Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Ethiopia

Refugees by country of asylum in Ethiopia in 2024 — 1,008,826 people. Ranked 8 in the world out of 178. Since 1968, the indicator has risen by 4,944.1%.

2024 1.01M people +2.96% vs 2023
World rank 8of 178
Period maximum 1.01M people2024
Period minimum 5,400 people1973

Trend over time

1968–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Ethiopia, 1968–20240500,0001M1.5M19681974198019861992199820042010201620221968: 20,000 people1969: 20,000 people1970: 21,000 people1971: 22,730 people1972: 16,200 people1973: 5,400 people1974: 5,910 people1975: 11,150 people1976: 10,690 people1977: 10,940 people1978: 10,930 people1979: 10,930 people1980: 10,930 people1981: 5,450 people1982: 5,550 people1983: 31,370 people1984: 180,480 people1985: 180,400 people1986: 132,400 people1987: 310,500 people1988: 679,532 people1989: 710,166 people1990: 773,764 people1991: 529,620 people1992: 431,824 people1993: 272,632 people1994: 348,074 people1995: 393,479 people1996: 390,528 people1997: 323,064 people1998: 262,158 people1999: 257,683 people2000: 197,960 people2001: 152,554 people2002: 132,939 people2003: 130,274 people2004: 115,979 people2005: 100,813 people2006: 96,975 people2007: 85,179 people2008: 83,573 people2009: 121,880 people2010: 154,288 people2011: 288,839 people2012: 376,388 people2013: 433,933 people2014: 659,520 people2015: 736,081 people2016: 791,631 people2017: 889,412 people2018: 903,226 people2019: 733,123 people2020: 800,454 people2021: 821,283 people2022: 879,598 people2023: 979,846 people2024: 1,008,826 people
Change over the period: +988,826 (+4,944.13%) Average annual rate: 7.25 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Ethiopia 1.01M people
World computed 30.92M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 8.56M people
Eastern Africa computed 4.44M people
Low-income countries computed 6.86M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 1.01M +28,980 +2.96%
2023 979,846 +100,248 +11.4%
2022 879,598 +58,315 +7.1%
2021 821,283 +20,829 +2.6%
2020 800,454 +67,331 +9.18%
2019 733,123 −170,103 −18.83%
2018 903,226 +13,814 +1.55%
2017 889,412 +97,781 +12.35%
2016 791,631 +55,550 +7.55%
2015 736,081 +76,561 +11.61%
2014 659,520 +225,587 +51.99%
2013 433,933 +57,545 +15.29%
2012 376,388 +87,549 +30.31%
2011 288,839 +134,551 +87.21%
2010 154,288 +32,408 +26.59%
2009 121,880 +38,307 +45.84%
2008 83,573 −1,606 −1.89%
2007 85,179 −11,796 −12.16%
2006 96,975 −3,838 −3.81%
2005 100,813 −15,166 −13.08%
2004 115,979 −14,295 −10.97%
2003 130,274 −2,665 −2%
2002 132,939 −19,615 −12.86%
2001 152,554 −45,406 −22.94%
2000 197,960 −59,723 −23.18%
1999 257,683 −4,475 −1.71%
1998 262,158 −60,906 −18.85%
1997 323,064 −67,464 −17.28%
1996 390,528 −2,951 −0.75%
1995 393,479 +45,405 +13.04%
1994 348,074 +75,442 +27.67%
1993 272,632 −159,192 −36.87%
1992 431,824 −97,796 −18.47%
1991 529,620 −244,144 −31.55%
1990 773,764 +63,598 +8.96%
1989 710,166 +30,634 +4.51%
1988 679,532 +369,032 +118.85%
1987 310,500 +178,100 +134.52%
1986 132,400 −48,000 −26.61%
1985 180,400 −80 −0.04%
1984 180,480 +149,110 +475.33%
1983 31,370 +25,820 +465.23%
1982 5,550 +100 +1.83%
1981 5,450 −5,480 −50.14%
1980 10,930 +0 +0%
1979 10,930 +0 +0%
1978 10,930 −10 −0.09%
1977 10,940 +250 +2.34%
1976 10,690 −460 −4.13%
1975 11,150 +5,240 +88.66%
1974 5,910 +510 +9.44%
1973 5,400 −10,800 −66.67%
1972 16,200 −6,530 −28.73%
1971 22,730 +1,730 +8.24%
1970 21,000 +1,000 +5%
1969 20,000 +0 +0%
1968 20,000

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.