Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Lithuania

Refugees by country of asylum in Lithuania in 2024 — 53,561 people. Ranked 61 in the world out of 178. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 1,071,120%.

2024 53,561 people −33.24% vs 2023
World rank 61of 178
Period maximum 80,225 people2023
Period minimum 5 people1997

Trend over time

1997–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Lithuania, 1997–2024025,00050,00075,000100,00019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 5 people1998: 30 people1999: 38 people2000: 48 people2001: 283 people2002: 363 people2003: 399 people2004: 469 people2005: 527 people2006: 527 people2007: 688 people2008: 749 people2009: 790 people2010: 808 people2011: 824 people2012: 871 people2013: 918 people2014: 1,007 people2015: 1,094 people2016: 1,284 people2017: 1,577 people2018: 1,731 people2019: 1,822 people2020: 1,880 people2021: 1,880 people2022: 67,638 people2023: 80,225 people2024: 53,561 people
Change over the period: +53,556 (+1,071,120%) Average annual rate: 41.01 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Lithuania 53,561 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 — Lithuania, by year Lithuania All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 53,561 −26,664 −33.24%
2023 80,225 +12,587 +18.61%
2022 67,638 +65,758 +3,497.77%
2021 1,880 +0 +0%
2020 1,880 +58 +3.18%
2019 1,822 +91 +5.26%
2018 1,731 +154 +9.77%
2017 1,577 +293 +22.82%
2016 1,284 +190 +17.37%
2015 1,094 +87 +8.64%
2014 1,007 +89 +9.69%
2013 918 +47 +5.4%
2012 871 +47 +5.7%
2011 824 +16 +1.98%
2010 808 +18 +2.28%
2009 790 +41 +5.47%
2008 749 +61 +8.87%
2007 688 +161 +30.55%
2006 527 +0 +0%
2005 527 +58 +12.37%
2004 469 +70 +17.54%
2003 399 +36 +9.92%
2002 363 +80 +28.27%
2001 283 +235 +489.58%
2000 48 +10 +26.32%
1999 38 +8 +26.67%
1998 30 +25 +500%
1997 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.