Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — India

Refugees by country of asylum in India in 2024 — 236,763 people. Ranked 30 in the world out of 178. Since 1964, the indicator has risen by 438.1%.

2024 236,763 people −6.37% vs 2023
World rank 30of 178
Period maximum 262,802 people1993
Period minimum 3,510 people1981

Trend over time

1964–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — India, 1964–20240100,000200,000300,000196419701976198219881994200020062012201820241964: 44,000 people1965: 45,000 people1966: 45,000 people1967: 50,000 people1968: 55,000 people1969: 56,150 people1970: 56,500 people1971: 56,180 people1972: 57,680 people1973: 58,840 people1974: 59,900 people1981: 3,510 people1982: 5,010 people1983: 6,930 people1984: 7,200 people1985: 6,720 people1986: 6,440 people1987: 6,720 people1988: 6,645 people1989: 9,549 people1990: 212,743 people1991: 210,569 people1992: 258,372 people1993: 262,802 people1994: 258,342 people1995: 227,481 people1996: 233,371 people1997: 223,072 people1998: 185,516 people1999: 180,031 people2000: 170,940 people2001: 169,548 people2002: 168,853 people2003: 164,754 people2004: 162,683 people2005: 139,284 people2006: 158,358 people2007: 161,534 people2008: 184,539 people2009: 185,318 people2010: 184,814 people2011: 185,118 people2012: 185,644 people2013: 188,391 people2014: 199,931 people2015: 201,379 people2016: 197,848 people2017: 197,142 people2018: 195,887 people2019: 195,103 people2020: 195,373 people2021: 212,413 people2022: 242,835 people2023: 252,867 people2024: 236,763 people
Change over the period: +192,763 (+438.1%) Average annual rate: 2.84 %

Comparison, 2024

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

India 236,763 people
World computed 30.92M people
South Asia computed 2.84M people
Southern Asia computed 6.33M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M people
Refugees by country of asylum — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 236,763 −16,104 −6.37%
2023 252,867 +10,032 +4.13%
2022 242,835 +30,422 +14.32%
2021 212,413 +17,040 +8.72%
2020 195,373 +270 +0.14%
2019 195,103 −784 −0.4%
2018 195,887 −1,255 −0.64%
2017 197,142 −706 −0.36%
2016 197,848 −3,531 −1.75%
2015 201,379 +1,448 +0.72%
2014 199,931 +11,540 +6.13%
2013 188,391 +2,747 +1.48%
2012 185,644 +526 +0.28%
2011 185,118 +304 +0.16%
2010 184,814 −504 −0.27%
2009 185,318 +779 +0.42%
2008 184,539 +23,005 +14.24%
2007 161,534 +3,176 +2.01%
2006 158,358 +19,074 +13.69%
2005 139,284 −23,399 −14.38%
2004 162,683 −2,071 −1.26%
2003 164,754 −4,099 −2.43%
2002 168,853 −695 −0.41%
2001 169,548 −1,392 −0.81%
2000 170,940 −9,091 −5.05%
1999 180,031 −5,485 −2.96%
1998 185,516 −37,556 −16.84%
1997 223,072 −10,299 −4.41%
1996 233,371 +5,890 +2.59%
1995 227,481 −30,861 −11.95%
1994 258,342 −4,460 −1.7%
1993 262,802 +4,430 +1.71%
1992 258,372 +47,803 +22.7%
1991 210,569 −2,174 −1.02%
1990 212,743 +203,194 +2,127.91%
1989 9,549 +2,904 +43.7%
1988 6,645 −75 −1.12%
1987 6,720 +280 +4.35%
1986 6,440 −280 −4.17%
1985 6,720 −480 −6.67%
1984 7,200 +270 +3.9%
1983 6,930 +1,920 +38.32%
1982 5,010 +1,500 +42.74%
1981 3,510
1974 59,900 +1,060 +1.8%
1973 58,840 +1,160 +2.01%
1972 57,680 +1,500 +2.67%
1971 56,180 −320 −0.57%
1970 56,500 +350 +0.62%
1969 56,150 +1,150 +2.09%
1968 55,000 +5,000 +10%
1967 50,000 +5,000 +11.11%
1966 45,000 +0 +0%
1965 45,000 +1,000 +2.27%
1964 44,000

Southern Asia, 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.