Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Lesotho

Refugees by country of asylum in Lesotho in 2024 — 419 people. Ranked 133 in the world out of 178. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 498.6%.

2024 419 people +31.35% vs 2023
World rank 133of 178
Period maximum 11,850 people1984
Period minimum 29 people2013

Trend over time

1970–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Lesotho, 1970–202405,00010,00015,00019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 70 people1971: 190 people1972: 60 people1973: 180 people1974: 190 people1975: 190 people1976: 900 people1977: 1,130 people1978: 990 people1979: 690 people1980: 10,000 people1981: 11,500 people1982: 11,500 people1983: 11,500 people1984: 11,850 people1985: 11,500 people1986: 11,500 people1987: 4,000 people1988: 4,230 people1989: 4,248 people1990: 212 people1991: 220 people1992: 117 people1993: 60 people1994: 57 people2001: 39 people2011: 38 people2012: 33 people2013: 29 people2014: 43 people2015: 31 people2016: 46 people2017: 55 people2018: 56 people2019: 143 people2020: 271 people2021: 296 people2022: 251 people2023: 319 people2024: 419 people
Change over the period: +349 (+498.57%) Average annual rate: 3.37 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Lesotho 419 people
World computed 30.92M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 8.56M people
Southern Africa computed 78,959 people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 419 +100 +31.35%
2023 319 +68 +27.09%
2022 251 −45 −15.2%
2021 296 +25 +9.23%
2020 271 +128 +89.51%
2019 143 +87 +155.36%
2018 56 +1 +1.82%
2017 55 +9 +19.57%
2016 46 +15 +48.39%
2015 31 −12 −27.91%
2014 43 +14 +48.28%
2013 29 −4 −12.12%
2012 33 −5 −13.16%
2011 38
2001 39
1994 57 −3 −5%
1993 60 −57 −48.72%
1992 117 −103 −46.82%
1991 220 +8 +3.77%
1990 212 −4,036 −95.01%
1989 4,248 +18 +0.43%
1988 4,230 +230 +5.75%
1987 4,000 −7,500 −65.22%
1986 11,500 +0 +0%
1985 11,500 −350 −2.95%
1984 11,850 +350 +3.04%
1983 11,500 +0 +0%
1982 11,500 +0 +0%
1981 11,500 +1,500 +15%
1980 10,000 +9,310 +1,349.28%
1979 690 −300 −30.3%
1978 990 −140 −12.39%
1977 1,130 +230 +25.56%
1976 900 +710 +373.68%
1975 190 +0 +0%
1974 190 +10 +5.56%
1973 180 +120 +200%
1972 60 −130 −68.42%
1971 190 +120 +171.43%
1970 70

Southern Africa, 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.