Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — G20

Refugees by country of asylum in the G20 in 2024 — 8,746,529 people. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 664.1%.

2024 8.75M people −10.92% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 9.82M people2023
Period minimum 1.08M people1974

Trend over time

1970–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — G20, 1970–202402.5M5M7.5M10M19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 1,144,731 people1974: 1,084,008 people1978: 1,511,104 people1979: 1,905,142 people1980: 1,660,262 people1981: 1,897,658 people1982: 2,003,046 people1983: 2,080,404 people1984: 1,882,137 people1985: 2,106,016 people1986: 2,128,625 people1987: 1,947,669 people1988: 2,117,703 people1989: 2,222,924 people1990: 2,692,820 people1991: 2,737,495 people1992: 3,274,661 people1993: 3,501,275 people1994: 3,330,996 people1995: 3,125,626 people1996: 3,256,727 people1997: 2,942,086 people1998: 2,599,851 people1999: 2,741,706 people2000: 2,591,684 people2001: 2,827,117 people2002: 2,860,274 people2003: 2,780,665 people2004: 2,704,519 people2005: 2,479,038 people2006: 2,895,359 people2007: 2,323,935 people2008: 2,361,493 people2009: 2,143,907 people2010: 2,113,240 people2011: 2,062,978 people2012: 2,315,213 people2013: 2,266,819 people2014: 3,589,670 people2015: 4,781,015 people2016: 5,388,711 people2017: 6,287,917 people2018: 6,645,500 people2019: 6,676,583 people2020: 6,786,098 people2021: 6,775,937 people2022: 9,223,731 people2023: 9,818,679 people2024: 8,746,529 people
Change over the period: +7.6M (+664.07%) Average annual rate: 3.84 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 8.75M people
World computed 30.92M people
Refugees by country of asylum — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 8.75M −1.07M −10.92%
2023 9.82M +594,948 +6.45%
2022 9.22M +2.45M +36.12%
2021 6.78M −10,161 −0.15%
2020 6.79M +109,515 +1.64%
2019 6.68M +31,083 +0.47%
2018 6.65M +357,583 +5.69%
2017 6.29M +899,206 +16.69%
2016 5.39M +607,696 +12.71%
2015 4.78M +1.19M +33.19%
2014 3.59M +1.32M +58.36%
2013 2.27M −48,394 −2.09%
2012 2.32M +252,235 +12.23%
2011 2.06M −50,262 −2.38%
2010 2.11M −30,667 −1.43%
2009 2.14M −217,586 −9.21%
2008 2.36M +37,558 +1.62%
2007 2.32M −571,424 −19.74%
2006 2.9M +416,321 +16.79%
2005 2.48M −225,481 −8.34%
2004 2.7M −76,146 −2.74%
2003 2.78M −79,609 −2.78%
2002 2.86M +33,157 +1.17%
2001 2.83M +235,433 +9.08%
2000 2.59M −150,022 −5.47%
1999 2.74M +141,855 +5.46%
1998 2.6M −342,235 −11.63%
1997 2.94M −314,641 −9.66%
1996 3.26M +131,101 +4.19%
1995 3.13M −205,370 −6.17%
1994 3.33M −170,279 −4.86%
1993 3.5M +226,614 +6.92%
1992 3.27M +537,166 +19.62%
1991 2.74M +44,675 +1.66%
1990 2.69M +469,896 +21.14%
1989 2.22M +105,221 +4.97%
1988 2.12M +170,034 +8.73%
1987 1.95M −180,956 −8.5%
1986 2.13M +22,609 +1.07%
1985 2.11M +223,879 +11.89%
1984 1.88M −198,267 −9.53%
1983 2.08M +77,358 +3.86%
1982 2M +105,388 +5.55%
1981 1.9M +237,396 +14.3%
1980 1.66M −244,880 −12.85%
1979 1.91M +394,038 +26.08%
1978 1.51M
1974 1.08M
1970 1.14M

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.