Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Euro area

Refugees by country of asylum in the Euro area in 2024 — 5,850,880 people. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 422.8%.

2024 5.85M people +5.3% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 5.85M people2024
Period minimum 699,786 people2013

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Euro area, 1990–202402M4M6M19901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 1,119,086 people1991: 1,103,257 people1992: 2,018,452 people1993: 2,117,505 people1994: 1,983,341 people1995: 1,890,351 people1996: 1,912,321 people1997: 1,600,660 people1998: 1,381,655 people1999: 1,412,590 people2000: 1,283,902 people2001: 1,281,659 people2002: 1,340,035 people2003: 1,313,258 people2004: 1,229,795 people2005: 1,052,580 people2006: 962,153 people2007: 941,497 people2008: 973,635 people2009: 1,018,790 people2010: 1,031,147 people2011: 1,028,982 people2012: 1,060,909 people2013: 699,786 people2014: 796,056 people2015: 989,239 people2016: 1,483,092 people2017: 1,865,069 people2018: 2,053,172 people2019: 2,275,707 people2020: 2,373,978 people2021: 2,565,385 people2022: 4,819,123 people2023: 5,556,273 people2024: 5,850,880 people
Change over the period: +4.73M (+422.83%) Average annual rate: 4.99 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Euro area 5.85M people
World computed 30.92M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Euro area, by year Euro area All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 5.85M +294,607 +5.3%
2023 5.56M +737,150 +15.3%
2022 4.82M +2.25M +87.85%
2021 2.57M +191,407 +8.06%
2020 2.37M +98,271 +4.32%
2019 2.28M +222,535 +10.84%
2018 2.05M +188,103 +10.09%
2017 1.87M +381,977 +25.76%
2016 1.48M +493,853 +49.92%
2015 989,239 +193,183 +24.27%
2014 796,056 +96,270 +13.76%
2013 699,786 −361,123 −34.04%
2012 1.06M +31,927 +3.1%
2011 1.03M −2,165 −0.21%
2010 1.03M +12,357 +1.21%
2009 1.02M +45,155 +4.64%
2008 973,635 +32,138 +3.41%
2007 941,497 −20,656 −2.15%
2006 962,153 −90,427 −8.59%
2005 1.05M −177,215 −14.41%
2004 1.23M −83,463 −6.36%
2003 1.31M −26,777 −2%
2002 1.34M +58,376 +4.55%
2001 1.28M −2,243 −0.17%
2000 1.28M −128,688 −9.11%
1999 1.41M +30,935 +2.24%
1998 1.38M −219,005 −13.68%
1997 1.6M −311,661 −16.3%
1996 1.91M +21,970 +1.16%
1995 1.89M −92,990 −4.69%
1994 1.98M −134,164 −6.34%
1993 2.12M +99,053 +4.91%
1992 2.02M +915,195 +82.95%
1991 1.1M −15,829 −1.41%
1990 1.12M

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.