Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Latvia

Refugees by country of asylum in Latvia in 2024 — 49,220 people. Ranked 62 in the world out of 178. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 984,300%.

2024 49,220 people +7.56% vs 2023
World rank 62of 178
Period maximum 49,220 people2024
Period minimum 5 people1999

Trend over time

1999–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Latvia, 1999–2024020,00040,00060,0001999200220052008201120142017202020231999: 5 people2000: 5 people2001: 5 people2002: 5 people2003: 16 people2004: 10 people2005: 10 people2006: 22 people2007: 27 people2008: 27 people2009: 40 people2010: 60 people2011: 88 people2012: 113 people2013: 149 people2014: 168 people2015: 193 people2016: 340 people2017: 653 people2018: 664 people2019: 665 people2020: 637 people2021: 705 people2022: 39,055 people2023: 45,761 people2024: 49,220 people
Change over the period: +49,215 (+984,300%) Average annual rate: 44.45 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Latvia 49,220 people
World computed 30.92M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 12.09M people
Northern Europe computed 1.27M people
High-income countries computed 9.3M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 49,220 +3,459 +7.56%
2023 45,761 +6,706 +17.17%
2022 39,055 +38,350 +5,439.72%
2021 705 +68 +10.68%
2020 637 −28 −4.21%
2019 665 +1 +0.15%
2018 664 +11 +1.68%
2017 653 +313 +92.06%
2016 340 +147 +76.17%
2015 193 +25 +14.88%
2014 168 +19 +12.75%
2013 149 +36 +31.86%
2012 113 +25 +28.41%
2011 88 +28 +46.67%
2010 60 +20 +50%
2009 40 +13 +48.15%
2008 27 +0 +0%
2007 27 +5 +22.73%
2006 22 +12 +120%
2005 10 +0 +0%
2004 10 −6 −37.5%
2003 16 +11 +220%
2002 5 +0 +0%
2001 5 +0 +0%
2000 5 +0 +0%
1999 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.