Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Lebanon

Refugees by country of asylum in Lebanon in 2024 — 758,642 people. Ranked 11 in the world out of 178. Since 1964, the indicator has risen by 57,811.6%.

2024 758,642 people −3.78% vs 2023
World rank 11of 178
Period maximum 1.15M people2014
Period minimum 570 people1965

Trend over time

1964–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Lebanon, 1964–20240500,0001M1.5M196419701976198219881994200020062012201820241964: 1,310 people1965: 570 people1966: 3,430 people1968: 4,510 people1969: 4,510 people1971: 3,050 people1972: 3,340 people1973: 3,830 people1976: 700,000 people1977: 700,000 people1978: 5,000 people1979: 2,900 people1980: 5,000 people1981: 3,200 people1982: 2,800 people1983: 2,920 people1984: 2,920 people1985: 4,890 people1986: 5,920 people1987: 5,900 people1988: 4,420 people1989: 4,350 people1990: 2,550 people1991: 5,223 people1992: 6,012 people1993: 1,187 people1994: 1,359 people1995: 1,867 people1996: 2,408 people1997: 3,062 people1998: 3,684 people1999: 4,172 people2000: 2,672 people2001: 2,816 people2002: 2,826 people2003: 2,519 people2004: 1,753 people2005: 1,078 people2006: 20,164 people2007: 50,330 people2008: 50,413 people2009: 50,398 people2010: 8,045 people2011: 8,971 people2012: 133,913 people2013: 856,539 people2014: 1,154,029 people2015: 1,070,844 people2016: 1,012,959 people2017: 998,876 people2018: 949,653 people2019: 916,141 people2020: 870,388 people2021: 845,865 people2022: 818,861 people2023: 788,472 people2024: 758,642 people
Change over the period: +757,332 (+57,811.6%) Average annual rate: 11.18 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Lebanon 758,642 people
World computed 30.92M people
Middle East & North Africa computed 5.9M people
Western Asia computed 4.95M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 758,642 −29,830 −3.78%
2023 788,472 −30,389 −3.71%
2022 818,861 −27,004 −3.19%
2021 845,865 −24,523 −2.82%
2020 870,388 −45,753 −4.99%
2019 916,141 −33,512 −3.53%
2018 949,653 −49,223 −4.93%
2017 998,876 −14,083 −1.39%
2016 1.01M −57,885 −5.41%
2015 1.07M −83,185 −7.21%
2014 1.15M +297,490 +34.73%
2013 856,539 +722,626 +539.62%
2012 133,913 +124,942 +1,392.73%
2011 8,971 +926 +11.51%
2010 8,045 −42,353 −84.04%
2009 50,398 −15 −0.03%
2008 50,413 +83 +0.16%
2007 50,330 +30,166 +149.6%
2006 20,164 +19,086 +1,770.5%
2005 1,078 −675 −38.51%
2004 1,753 −766 −30.41%
2003 2,519 −307 −10.86%
2002 2,826 +10 +0.36%
2001 2,816 +144 +5.39%
2000 2,672 −1,500 −35.95%
1999 4,172 +488 +13.25%
1998 3,684 +622 +20.31%
1997 3,062 +654 +27.16%
1996 2,408 +541 +28.98%
1995 1,867 +508 +37.38%
1994 1,359 +172 +14.49%
1993 1,187 −4,825 −80.26%
1992 6,012 +789 +15.11%
1991 5,223 +2,673 +104.82%
1990 2,550 −1,800 −41.38%
1989 4,350 −70 −1.58%
1988 4,420 −1,480 −25.08%
1987 5,900 −20 −0.34%
1986 5,920 +1,030 +21.06%
1985 4,890 +1,970 +67.47%
1984 2,920 +0 +0%
1983 2,920 +120 +4.29%
1982 2,800 −400 −12.5%
1981 3,200 −1,800 −36%
1980 5,000 +2,100 +72.41%
1979 2,900 −2,100 −42%
1978 5,000 −695,000 −99.29%
1977 700,000 +0 +0%
1976 700,000
1973 3,830 +490 +14.67%
1972 3,340 +290 +9.51%
1971 3,050
1969 4,510 +0 +0%
1968 4,510
1966 3,430 +2,860 +501.75%
1965 570 −740 −56.49%
1964 1,310

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.