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Refugees by country of asylum — Ghana

Refugees by country of asylum in Ghana in 2024 — 7,479 people. Ranked 100 in the world out of 178. Since 1969, the indicator has fallen by 62.6%.

2024 7,479 people +5.98% vs 2023
World rank 100of 178
Period maximum 150,095 people1993
Period minimum 70 people1971

Trend over time

1969–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Ghana, 1969–2024050,000100,000150,000200,00019691975198119871993199920052011201720231969: 20,000 people1971: 70 people1975: 130 people1976: 180 people1977: 170 people1978: 70 people1979: 300 people1982: 100 people1983: 90 people1984: 90 people1985: 120 people1986: 160 people1987: 150 people1988: 140 people1989: 80 people1990: 8,123 people1991: 8,128 people1992: 12,114 people1993: 150,095 people1994: 113,665 people1995: 83,201 people1996: 35,613 people1997: 22,853 people1998: 14,558 people1999: 13,256 people2000: 12,714 people2001: 11,787 people2002: 33,506 people2003: 43,948 people2004: 42,049 people2005: 53,534 people2006: 44,938 people2007: 34,955 people2008: 18,201 people2009: 13,655 people2010: 13,828 people2011: 13,588 people2012: 16,012 people2013: 18,681 people2014: 18,448 people2015: 17,404 people2016: 11,866 people2017: 12,153 people2018: 11,896 people2019: 11,946 people2020: 12,406 people2021: 11,894 people2022: 8,531 people2023: 7,057 people2024: 7,479 people
Change over the period: −12,521 (−62.61%) Average annual rate: -1.77 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Ghana 7,479 people
World computed 30.92M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 8.56M people
Western Africa computed 889,608 people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 7,479 +422 +5.98%
2023 7,057 −1,474 −17.28%
2022 8,531 −3,363 −28.27%
2021 11,894 −512 −4.13%
2020 12,406 +460 +3.85%
2019 11,946 +50 +0.42%
2018 11,896 −257 −2.11%
2017 12,153 +287 +2.42%
2016 11,866 −5,538 −31.82%
2015 17,404 −1,044 −5.66%
2014 18,448 −233 −1.25%
2013 18,681 +2,669 +16.67%
2012 16,012 +2,424 +17.84%
2011 13,588 −240 −1.74%
2010 13,828 +173 +1.27%
2009 13,655 −4,546 −24.98%
2008 18,201 −16,754 −47.93%
2007 34,955 −9,983 −22.22%
2006 44,938 −8,596 −16.06%
2005 53,534 +11,485 +27.31%
2004 42,049 −1,899 −4.32%
2003 43,948 +10,442 +31.16%
2002 33,506 +21,719 +184.26%
2001 11,787 −927 −7.29%
2000 12,714 −542 −4.09%
1999 13,256 −1,302 −8.94%
1998 14,558 −8,295 −36.3%
1997 22,853 −12,760 −35.83%
1996 35,613 −47,588 −57.2%
1995 83,201 −30,464 −26.8%
1994 113,665 −36,430 −24.27%
1993 150,095 +137,981 +1,139.02%
1992 12,114 +3,986 +49.04%
1991 8,128 +5 +0.06%
1990 8,123 +8,043 +10,053.75%
1989 80 −60 −42.86%
1988 140 −10 −6.67%
1987 150 −10 −6.25%
1986 160 +40 +33.33%
1985 120 +30 +33.33%
1984 90 +0 +0%
1983 90 −10 −10%
1982 100 — —
1979 300 +230 +328.57%
1978 70 −100 −58.82%
1977 170 −10 −5.56%
1976 180 +50 +38.46%
1975 130 — —
1971 70 — —
1969 20,000 — —

Western Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NE Niger 369,836 MR Mauritania 155,193 ML Mali 135,533 NG Nigeria 96,387 TG Togo 47,494 BF Burkina Faso 39,915 BJ Benin 16,232 SN Senegal 11,836 GH Ghana 7,479 GM Gambia 3,964 CI Côte d'Ivoire 2,377 GN Guinea 2,171 LR Liberia 1,167 GW Guinea-Bissau 24 CV Cabo Verde 0 SL Sierra Leone 0
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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.

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