Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Hungary

Refugees by country of asylum in Hungary in 2024 — 72,359 people. Ranked 56 in the world out of 178. Since 1989, the indicator has risen by 168%.

2024 72,359 people +14.53% vs 2023
World rank 56of 178
Period maximum 73,838 people1991
Period minimum 2,422 people2013

Trend over time

1989–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Hungary, 1989–2024020,00040,00060,00080,00019891993199720012005200920132017202120241989: 27,000 people1990: 45,123 people1991: 73,838 people1992: 32,412 people1993: 3,019 people1994: 2,904 people1995: 11,394 people1996: 7,537 people1997: 5,890 people1998: 3,504 people1999: 4,980 people2000: 5,053 people2001: 4,700 people2002: 6,075 people2003: 7,013 people2004: 7,702 people2005: 8,040 people2006: 8,068 people2007: 8,124 people2008: 7,740 people2009: 6,041 people2010: 5,400 people2011: 5,085 people2012: 4,034 people2013: 2,422 people2014: 2,854 people2015: 4,383 people2016: 4,736 people2017: 5,671 people2018: 6,019 people2019: 5,750 people2020: 5,838 people2021: 5,676 people2022: 35,370 people2023: 63,180 people2024: 72,359 people
Change over the period: +45,359 (+168%) Average annual rate: 2.86 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Hungary 72,359 people
World computed 30.92M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 12.09M people
Eastern Europe computed 2.1M people
High-income countries computed 9.3M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Hungary, by year Hungary All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 72,359 +9,179 +14.53%
2023 63,180 +27,810 +78.63%
2022 35,370 +29,694 +523.15%
2021 5,676 −162 −2.77%
2020 5,838 +88 +1.53%
2019 5,750 −269 −4.47%
2018 6,019 +348 +6.14%
2017 5,671 +935 +19.74%
2016 4,736 +353 +8.05%
2015 4,383 +1,529 +53.57%
2014 2,854 +432 +17.84%
2013 2,422 −1,612 −39.96%
2012 4,034 −1,051 −20.67%
2011 5,085 −315 −5.83%
2010 5,400 −641 −10.61%
2009 6,041 −1,699 −21.95%
2008 7,740 −384 −4.73%
2007 8,124 +56 +0.69%
2006 8,068 +28 +0.35%
2005 8,040 +338 +4.39%
2004 7,702 +689 +9.82%
2003 7,013 +938 +15.44%
2002 6,075 +1,375 +29.26%
2001 4,700 −353 −6.99%
2000 5,053 +73 +1.47%
1999 4,980 +1,476 +42.12%
1998 3,504 −2,386 −40.51%
1997 5,890 −1,647 −21.85%
1996 7,537 −3,857 −33.85%
1995 11,394 +8,490 +292.36%
1994 2,904 −115 −3.81%
1993 3,019 −29,393 −90.69%
1992 32,412 −41,426 −56.1%
1991 73,838 +28,715 +63.64%
1990 45,123 +18,123 +67.12%
1989 27,000

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.