Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Kuwait

Refugees by country of asylum in Kuwait in 2024 — 488 people. Ranked 131 in the world out of 178. Since 1979, the indicator has fallen by 90.2%.

2024 488 people −14.69% vs 2023
World rank 131of 178
Period maximum 45,590 people1991
Period minimum 49 people2006

Trend over time

1979–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Kuwait, 1979–2024020,00040,00060,00019791984198919941999200420092014201920241979: 5,000 people1980: 5,000 people1981: 2,000 people1982: 2,220 people1983: 2,220 people1984: 2,810 people1985: 2,280 people1989: 210 people1991: 45,590 people1992: 44,879 people1993: 30,000 people1994: 30,020 people1995: 3,306 people1996: 3,831 people1997: 3,787 people1998: 4,181 people1999: 4,333 people2000: 2,776 people2001: 1,255 people2002: 1,521 people2003: 1,518 people2004: 1,519 people2005: 1,523 people2006: 49 people2007: 38,158 people2008: 38,237 people2009: 222 people2010: 185 people2011: 336 people2012: 676 people2013: 633 people2014: 611 people2015: 736 people2016: 935 people2017: 613 people2018: 671 people2019: 686 people2020: 732 people2021: 720 people2022: 684 people2023: 572 people2024: 488 people
Change over the period: −4,512 (−90.24%) Average annual rate: -5.04 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Kuwait 488 people
World computed 30.92M people
Middle East & North Africa computed 5.9M people
Western Asia computed 4.95M people
High-income countries computed 9.3M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 488 −84 −14.69%
2023 572 −112 −16.37%
2022 684 −36 −5%
2021 720 −12 −1.64%
2020 732 +46 +6.71%
2019 686 +15 +2.24%
2018 671 +58 +9.46%
2017 613 −322 −34.44%
2016 935 +199 +27.04%
2015 736 +125 +20.46%
2014 611 −22 −3.48%
2013 633 −43 −6.36%
2012 676 +340 +101.19%
2011 336 +151 +81.62%
2010 185 −37 −16.67%
2009 222 −38,015 −99.42%
2008 38,237 +79 +0.21%
2007 38,158 +38,109 +77,773.47%
2006 49 −1,474 −96.78%
2005 1,523 +4 +0.26%
2004 1,519 +1 +0.07%
2003 1,518 −3 −0.2%
2002 1,521 +266 +21.2%
2001 1,255 −1,521 −54.79%
2000 2,776 −1,557 −35.93%
1999 4,333 +152 +3.64%
1998 4,181 +394 +10.4%
1997 3,787 −44 −1.15%
1996 3,831 +525 +15.88%
1995 3,306 −26,714 −88.99%
1994 30,020 +20 +0.07%
1993 30,000 −14,879 −33.15%
1992 44,879 −711 −1.56%
1991 45,590
1989 210
1985 2,280 −530 −18.86%
1984 2,810 +590 +26.58%
1983 2,220 +0 +0%
1982 2,220 +220 +11%
1981 2,000 −3,000 −60%
1980 5,000 +0 +0%
1979 5,000

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.