Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Liberia

Refugees by country of asylum in Liberia in 2024 — 1,167 people. Ranked 125 in the world out of 178. Since 1969, the indicator has risen by 16.7%.

2024 1,167 people +0.26% vs 2023
World rank 125of 178
Period maximum 150,155 people1993
Period minimum 60 people1971

Trend over time

1969–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Liberia, 1969–2024050,000100,000150,000200,00019691975198119871993199920052011201720231969: 1,000 people1971: 60 people1977: 1,550 people1983: 90 people1984: 260 people1985: 180 people1986: 250 people1987: 170 people1988: 80 people1989: 250 people1992: 100,048 people1993: 150,155 people1994: 120,164 people1995: 120,082 people1996: 120,060 people1997: 126,882 people1998: 96,310 people1999: 96,310 people2000: 69,307 people2001: 54,753 people2002: 64,946 people2003: 33,992 people2004: 15,168 people2005: 10,161 people2006: 16,179 people2007: 10,456 people2008: 10,216 people2009: 6,943 people2010: 24,735 people2011: 128,283 people2012: 65,899 people2013: 53,243 people2014: 38,586 people2015: 36,495 people2016: 18,978 people2017: 11,109 people2018: 9,103 people2019: 8,225 people2020: 8,213 people2021: 8,169 people2022: 620 people2023: 1,164 people2024: 1,167 people
Change over the period: +167 (+16.7%) Average annual rate: 0.28 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Liberia 1,167 people
World computed 30.92M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 8.56M people
Western Africa computed 889,608 people
Low-income countries computed 6.86M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 1,167 +3 +0.26%
2023 1,164 +544 +87.74%
2022 620 −7,549 −92.41%
2021 8,169 −44 −0.54%
2020 8,213 −12 −0.15%
2019 8,225 −878 −9.65%
2018 9,103 −2,006 −18.06%
2017 11,109 −7,869 −41.46%
2016 18,978 −17,517 −48%
2015 36,495 −2,091 −5.42%
2014 38,586 −14,657 −27.53%
2013 53,243 −12,656 −19.21%
2012 65,899 −62,384 −48.63%
2011 128,283 +103,548 +418.63%
2010 24,735 +17,792 +256.26%
2009 6,943 −3,273 −32.04%
2008 10,216 −240 −2.3%
2007 10,456 −5,723 −35.37%
2006 16,179 +6,018 +59.23%
2005 10,161 −5,007 −33.01%
2004 15,168 −18,824 −55.38%
2003 33,992 −30,954 −47.66%
2002 64,946 +10,193 +18.62%
2001 54,753 −14,554 −21%
2000 69,307 −27,003 −28.04%
1999 96,310 +0 +0%
1998 96,310 −30,572 −24.09%
1997 126,882 +6,822 +5.68%
1996 120,060 −22 −0.02%
1995 120,082 −82 −0.07%
1994 120,164 −29,991 −19.97%
1993 150,155 +50,107 +50.08%
1992 100,048
1989 250 +170 +212.5%
1988 80 −90 −52.94%
1987 170 −80 −32%
1986 250 +70 +38.89%
1985 180 −80 −30.77%
1984 260 +170 +188.89%
1983 90
1977 1,550
1971 60
1969 1,000

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.