Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Jamaica

Refugees by country of asylum in Jamaica in 2022 — 31 people. Ranked 149 in the world out of 174. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 520%.

2022 31 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 149of 174
Period maximum 90 people1992
Period minimum 0 people2019

Trend over time

1991–2022 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Jamaica, 1991–202202550751001991199519992003200720112015201920221991: 5 people1992: 90 people1993: 60 people1994: 38 people1995: 21 people1996: 23 people1997: 31 people1998: 33 people1999: 33 people2000: 33 people2009: 24 people2010: 19 people2011: 19 people2012: 19 people2013: 18 people2014: 23 people2015: 13 people2016: 13 people2017: 13 people2018: 13 people2019: 0 people2020: 27 people2021: 31 people2022: 31 people
Change over the period: +26 (+520%) Average annual rate: 6.06 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Jamaica 31 people
World computed 29.4M people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 296,962 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 4.92M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Jamaica, by year Jamaica All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 31 +0 +0%
2021 31 +4 +14.81%
2020 27 +27
2019 0 −13 −100%
2018 13 +0 +0%
2017 13 +0 +0%
2016 13 +0 +0%
2015 13 −10 −43.48%
2014 23 +5 +27.78%
2013 18 −1 −5.26%
2012 19 +0 +0%
2011 19 +0 +0%
2010 19 −5 −20.83%
2009 24
2000 33 +0 +0%
1999 33 +0 +0%
1998 33 +2 +6.45%
1997 31 +8 +34.78%
1996 23 +2 +9.52%
1995 21 −17 −44.74%
1994 38 −22 −36.67%
1993 60 −30 −33.33%
1992 90 +85 +1,700%
1991 5

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.