Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Germany

Refugees by country of asylum in Germany in 2024 — 2,749,266 people. Ranked 3 in the world out of 178. Since 1951, the indicator has risen by 937.5%.

2024 2.75M people +6.03% vs 2023
World rank 3of 178
Period maximum 2.75M people2024
Period minimum 83,500 people1978

Trend over time

1951–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Germany, 1951–202401M2M3M19511959196719751983199119992007201520231951: 265,000 people1953: 228,000 people1955: 219,000 people1957: 217,000 people1959: 205,000 people1961: 190,000 people1963: 182,000 people1965: 180,000 people1967: 112,000 people1969: 113,000 people1971: 125,000 people1973: 125,000 people1975: 122,000 people1977: 120,000 people1979: 87,000 people1981: 100,000 people1983: 115,000 people1985: 475,000 people1987: 596,200 people1989: 628,500 people1991: 821,500 people1993: 1,418,000 people1995: 1,267,900 people1997: 1,049,000 people1999: 975,500 people2001: 903,000 people2003: 960,393 people2005: 699,996 people2007: 578,866 people2009: 593,787 people2011: 571,672 people2013: 187,545 people2015: 316,098 people2017: 970,357 people2019: 1,146,682 people2021: 1,255,694 people2023: 2,593,007 people2024: 2,749,266 people
Change over the period: +2.48M (+937.46%) Average annual rate: 3.26 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Germany 2.75M people
World computed 30.92M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 12.09M people
Western Europe computed 4.41M people
High-income countries computed 9.3M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 2.75M +156,259 +6.03%
2023 2.59M +517,562 +24.94%
2022 2.08M +819,751 +65.28%
2021 1.26M +45,098 +3.73%
2020 1.21M +63,914 +5.57%
2019 1.15M +82,847 +7.79%
2018 1.06M +93,478 +9.63%
2017 970,357 +300,889 +44.94%
2016 669,468 +353,370 +111.79%
2015 316,098 +99,142 +45.7%
2014 216,956 +29,411 +15.68%
2013 187,545 −402,190 −68.2%
2012 589,735 +18,063 +3.16%
2011 571,672 −22,578 −3.8%
2010 594,250 +463 +0.08%
2009 593,787 +11,068 +1.9%
2008 582,719 +3,853 +0.67%
2007 578,866 −26,463 −4.37%
2006 605,329 −94,667 −13.52%
2005 699,996 −176,618 −20.15%
2004 876,614 −83,779 −8.72%
2003 960,393 −19,608 −2%
2002 980,001 +77,001 +8.53%
2001 903,000 −3,000 −0.33%
2000 906,000 −69,500 −7.12%
1999 975,500 +26,300 +2.77%
1998 949,200 −99,800 −9.51%
1997 1.05M −217,000 −17.14%
1996 1.27M −1,900 −0.15%
1995 1.27M −86,700 −6.4%
1994 1.35M −63,400 −4.47%
1993 1.42M +182,000 +14.72%
1992 1.24M +414,500 +50.46%
1991 821,500 +5,500 +0.67%
1990 816,000 +187,500 +29.83%
1989 628,500 +18,300 +3%
1988 610,200 +14,000 +2.35%
1987 596,200 +48,300 +8.82%
1986 547,900 +72,900 +15.35%
1985 475,000 +348,400 +275.2%
1984 126,600 +11,600 +10.09%
1983 115,000 +15,000 +15%
1982 100,000 +0 +0%
1981 100,000 +6,000 +6.38%
1980 94,000 +7,000 +8.05%
1979 87,000 +3,500 +4.19%
1978 83,500 −36,500 −30.42%
1977 120,000 −2,000 −1.64%
1976 122,000 +0 +0%
1975 122,000 −1,000 −0.81%
1974 123,000 −2,000 −1.6%
1973 125,000 +0 +0%
1972 125,000 +0 +0%
1971 125,000 +10,000 +8.7%
1970 115,000 +2,000 +1.77%
1969 113,000 +3,000 +2.73%
1968 110,000 −2,000 −1.79%
1967 112,000 −28,000 −20%
1966 140,000 −40,000 −22.22%
1965 180,000 +0 +0%
1964 180,000 −2,000 −1.1%
1963 182,000 −3,000 −1.62%
1962 185,000 −5,000 −2.63%
1961 190,000 −7,000 −3.55%
1960 197,000 −8,000 −3.9%
1959 205,000 −7,000 −3.3%
1958 212,000 −5,000 −2.3%
1957 217,000 −4,000 −1.81%
1956 221,000 +2,000 +0.91%
1955 219,000 −6,000 −2.67%
1954 225,000 −3,000 −1.32%
1953 228,000 −12,000 −5%
1952 240,000 −25,000 −9.43%
1951 265,000

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.