Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Guatemala

Refugees by country of asylum in Guatemala in 2024 — 1,306 people. Ranked 121 in the world out of 178. Since 1972, the indicator has risen by 716.3%.

2024 1,306 people +32.05% vs 2023
World rank 121of 178
Period maximum 223,377 people1990
Period minimum 127 people2008

Trend over time

1972–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Guatemala, 1972–20240100,000200,000300,00019721978198419901996200220082014202020241972: 160 people1980: 4,130 people1981: 100,000 people1982: 70,000 people1983: 70,000 people1984: 70,000 people1985: 12,000 people1986: 12,000 people1987: 12,000 people1988: 223,100 people1989: 223,100 people1990: 223,377 people1991: 223,236 people1992: 222,929 people1993: 4,689 people1994: 4,672 people1995: 1,497 people1996: 1,560 people1997: 1,501 people1998: 814 people1999: 731 people2000: 720 people2001: 724 people2002: 732 people2003: 714 people2004: 655 people2005: 388 people2006: 379 people2007: 377 people2008: 127 people2009: 127 people2010: 137 people2011: 148 people2012: 157 people2013: 154 people2014: 160 people2015: 222 people2016: 295 people2017: 360 people2018: 380 people2019: 408 people2020: 442 people2021: 479 people2022: 701 people2023: 989 people2024: 1,306 people
Change over the period: +1,146 (+716.25%) Average annual rate: 4.12 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Guatemala 1,306 people
World computed 30.92M people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 513,712 people
Central America computed 187,040 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.02M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 1,306 +317 +32.05%
2023 989 +288 +41.08%
2022 701 +222 +46.35%
2021 479 +37 +8.37%
2020 442 +34 +8.33%
2019 408 +28 +7.37%
2018 380 +20 +5.56%
2017 360 +65 +22.03%
2016 295 +73 +32.88%
2015 222 +62 +38.75%
2014 160 +6 +3.9%
2013 154 −3 −1.91%
2012 157 +9 +6.08%
2011 148 +11 +8.03%
2010 137 +10 +7.87%
2009 127 +0 +0%
2008 127 −250 −66.31%
2007 377 −2 −0.53%
2006 379 −9 −2.32%
2005 388 −267 −40.76%
2004 655 −59 −8.26%
2003 714 −18 −2.46%
2002 732 +8 +1.1%
2001 724 +4 +0.56%
2000 720 −11 −1.5%
1999 731 −83 −10.2%
1998 814 −687 −45.77%
1997 1,501 −59 −3.78%
1996 1,560 +63 +4.21%
1995 1,497 −3,175 −67.96%
1994 4,672 −17 −0.36%
1993 4,689 −218,240 −97.9%
1992 222,929 −307 −0.14%
1991 223,236 −141 −0.06%
1990 223,377 +277 +0.12%
1989 223,100 +0 +0%
1988 223,100 +211,100 +1,759.17%
1987 12,000 +0 +0%
1986 12,000 +0 +0%
1985 12,000 −58,000 −82.86%
1984 70,000 +0 +0%
1983 70,000 +0 +0%
1982 70,000 −30,000 −30%
1981 100,000 +95,870 +2,321.31%
1980 4,130
1972 160

Central America, 2024

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

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.