Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Libya

Refugees by country of asylum in Libya in 2024 — 200,335 people. Ranked 31 in the world out of 178. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 16,834.5%.

2024 200,335 people +10,805.55% vs 2023
World rank 31of 178
Period maximum 200,335 people2024
Period minimum 1,183 people1993

Trend over time

1993–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Libya, 1993–20240100,000200,000300,0001993199720012005200920132017202120241993: 1,183 people1994: 2,001 people1995: 3,973 people1996: 7,747 people1997: 8,477 people1998: 10,555 people1999: 10,531 people2000: 11,541 people2001: 11,662 people2002: 11,666 people2003: 11,899 people2004: 12,164 people2005: 12,164 people2006: 2,760 people2007: 4,090 people2008: 6,713 people2009: 9,000 people2010: 7,922 people2011: 10,129 people2012: 7,065 people2013: 25,561 people2014: 27,964 people2015: 9,305 people2016: 9,311 people2017: 9,352 people2018: 8,792 people2019: 4,730 people2020: 4,149 people2021: 3,141 people2022: 2,208 people2023: 1,837 people2024: 200,335 people
Change over the period: +199,152 (+16,834.49%) Average annual rate: 18 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Libya 200,335 people
World computed 30.92M people
Middle East & North Africa computed 5.9M people
Northern Africa computed 1.43M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.02M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 200,335 +198,498 +10,805.55%
2023 1,837 −371 −16.8%
2022 2,208 −933 −29.7%
2021 3,141 −1,008 −24.3%
2020 4,149 −581 −12.28%
2019 4,730 −4,062 −46.2%
2018 8,792 −560 −5.99%
2017 9,352 +41 +0.44%
2016 9,311 +6 +0.06%
2015 9,305 −18,659 −66.73%
2014 27,964 +2,403 +9.4%
2013 25,561 +18,496 +261.8%
2012 7,065 −3,064 −30.25%
2011 10,129 +2,207 +27.86%
2010 7,922 −1,078 −11.98%
2009 9,000 +2,287 +34.07%
2008 6,713 +2,623 +64.13%
2007 4,090 +1,330 +48.19%
2006 2,760 −9,404 −77.31%
2005 12,164 +0 +0%
2004 12,164 +265 +2.23%
2003 11,899 +233 +2%
2002 11,666 +4 +0.03%
2001 11,662 +121 +1.05%
2000 11,541 +1,010 +9.59%
1999 10,531 −24 −0.23%
1998 10,555 +2,078 +24.51%
1997 8,477 +730 +9.42%
1996 7,747 +3,774 +94.99%
1995 3,973 +1,972 +98.55%
1994 2,001 +818 +69.15%
1993 1,183

Northern 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.