Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — G7

Refugees by country of asylum in the G7 in 2024 — 5,033,460 people. Since 1951, the indicator has risen by 284.8%.

2024 5.03M people +9.3% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 5.03M people2024
Period minimum 884,242 people1980

Trend over time

1951–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — G7, 1951–202402M4M6M19511959196719751983199119992007201520231951: 1,308,011 people1953: 1,321,504 people1955: 1,310,466 people1957: 1,352,814 people1959: 1,328,635 people1961: 1,166,367 people1963: 1,038,603 people1965: 1,062,645 people1967: 956,191 people1969: 983,517 people1971: 976,740 people1973: 932,788 people1975: 943,131 people1977: 1,113,950 people1979: 1,159,762 people1981: 1,030,508 people1983: 1,222,554 people1985: 1,396,306 people1987: 1,372,089 people1989: 1,422,392 people1991: 1,740,618 people1993: 2,527,557 people1995: 2,369,167 people1997: 2,063,927 people1999: 1,908,817 people2001: 1,924,807 people2003: 1,968,415 people2005: 1,689,583 people2007: 1,527,086 people2009: 1,561,611 people2011: 1,465,710 people2013: 1,048,902 people2015: 1,241,869 people2017: 1,990,758 people2019: 2,340,217 people2021: 2,508,360 people2023: 4,605,274 people2024: 5,033,460 people
Change over the period: +3.73M (+284.82%) Average annual rate: 1.86 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G7

G7 5.03M people
World computed 30.92M people
Refugees by country of asylum — G7, by year G7 All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 5.03M +428,186 +9.3%
2023 4.61M +772,594 +20.16%
2022 3.83M +1.32M +52.8%
2021 2.51M +150,180 +6.37%
2020 2.36M +17,963 +0.77%
2019 2.34M +162,866 +7.48%
2018 2.18M +186,593 +9.37%
2017 1.99M +377,631 +23.41%
2016 1.61M +371,258 +29.9%
2015 1.24M +142,787 +12.99%
2014 1.1M +50,180 +4.78%
2013 1.05M −401,598 −27.69%
2012 1.45M −15,210 −1.04%
2011 1.47M −56,389 −3.7%
2010 1.52M −39,512 −2.53%
2009 1.56M +13,425 +0.87%
2008 1.55M +21,100 +1.38%
2007 1.53M −549,754 −26.47%
2006 2.08M +387,257 +22.92%
2005 1.69M −205,534 −10.85%
2004 1.9M −73,298 −3.72%
2003 1.97M −32,252 −1.61%
2002 2M +75,860 +3.94%
2001 1.92M +54,287 +2.9%
2000 1.87M −38,297 −2.01%
1999 1.91M +34,460 +1.84%
1998 1.87M −189,570 −9.18%
1997 2.06M −267,403 −11.47%
1996 2.33M −37,837 −1.6%
1995 2.37M −162,481 −6.42%
1994 2.53M +4,091 +0.16%
1993 2.53M +290,756 +13%
1992 2.24M +496,183 +28.51%
1991 1.74M +50,710 +3%
1990 1.69M +267,516 +18.81%
1989 1.42M +68,918 +5.09%
1988 1.35M −18,615 −1.36%
1987 1.37M +20,034 +1.48%
1986 1.35M −44,251 −3.17%
1985 1.4M +199,519 +16.67%
1984 1.2M −25,767 −2.11%
1983 1.22M +72,228 +6.28%
1982 1.15M +119,818 +11.63%
1981 1.03M +146,266 +16.54%
1980 884,242 −275,520 −23.76%
1979 1.16M +22,428 +1.97%
1978 1.14M +23,384 +2.1%
1977 1.11M +185,029 +19.92%
1976 928,921 −14,210 −1.51%
1975 943,131 +4,683 +0.5%
1974 938,448 +5,660 +0.61%
1973 932,788 −4,645 −0.5%
1972 937,433 −39,307 −4.02%
1971 976,740 +9,679 +1%
1970 967,061 −16,456 −1.67%
1969 983,517 +6,831 +0.7%
1968 976,686 +20,495 +2.14%
1967 956,191 −54,502 −5.39%
1966 1.01M −51,952 −4.89%
1965 1.06M +22,606 +2.17%
1964 1.04M +1,436 +0.14%
1963 1.04M −92,719 −8.2%
1962 1.13M −35,045 −3%
1961 1.17M −7,697 −0.66%
1960 1.17M −154,571 −11.63%
1959 1.33M −7,425 −0.56%
1958 1.34M −16,754 −1.24%
1957 1.35M +47,539 +3.64%
1956 1.31M −5,191 −0.4%
1955 1.31M +43,138 +3.4%
1954 1.27M −54,176 −4.1%
1953 1.32M −78,824 −5.63%
1952 1.4M +92,317 +7.06%
1951 1.31M

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.