Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Lower-middle-income countries

Refugees by country of asylum in lower-middle-income countries in 2024 — 9,721,614 people. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 2.2%.

2024 9.72M people −6.53% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 10.4M people2023
Period minimum 3.83M people2005

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Lower-middle-income countries, 1990–20242M4M6M8M10M12M19901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 9,508,586 people1991: 9,814,638 people1992: 8,552,174 people1993: 7,125,229 people1994: 6,491,709 people1995: 6,241,563 people1996: 5,785,076 people1997: 5,433,361 people1998: 5,310,622 people1999: 5,288,766 people2000: 6,232,616 people2001: 6,216,779 people2002: 4,700,298 people2003: 4,250,040 people2004: 4,273,194 people2005: 3,832,764 people2006: 4,093,486 people2007: 5,079,403 people2008: 4,771,990 people2009: 4,850,518 people2010: 5,004,915 people2011: 4,805,287 people2012: 4,618,384 people2013: 5,702,933 people2014: 6,169,669 people2015: 6,320,660 people2016: 6,100,930 people2017: 6,818,647 people2018: 6,829,288 people2019: 6,763,776 people2020: 6,667,940 people2021: 6,870,418 people2022: 9,808,089 people2023: 10,400,772 people2024: 9,721,614 people
Change over the period: +213,028 (+2.24%) Average annual rate: 0.07 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lower-middle-income countries

Lower-middle-income countries 9.72M people
World computed 30.92M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Lower-middle-income countries, by year Lower-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 9.72M −679,158 −6.53%
2023 10.4M +592,683 +6.04%
2022 9.81M +2.94M +42.76%
2021 6.87M +202,478 +3.04%
2020 6.67M −95,836 −1.42%
2019 6.76M −65,512 −0.96%
2018 6.83M +10,641 +0.16%
2017 6.82M +717,717 +11.76%
2016 6.1M −219,730 −3.48%
2015 6.32M +150,991 +2.45%
2014 6.17M +466,736 +8.18%
2013 5.7M +1.08M +23.48%
2012 4.62M −186,903 −3.89%
2011 4.81M −199,628 −3.99%
2010 5M +154,397 +3.18%
2009 4.85M +78,528 +1.65%
2008 4.77M −307,413 −6.05%
2007 5.08M +985,917 +24.09%
2006 4.09M +260,722 +6.8%
2005 3.83M −440,430 −10.31%
2004 4.27M +23,154 +0.54%
2003 4.25M −450,258 −9.58%
2002 4.7M −1.52M −24.39%
2001 6.22M −15,837 −0.25%
2000 6.23M +943,850 +17.85%
1999 5.29M −21,856 −0.41%
1998 5.31M −122,739 −2.26%
1997 5.43M −351,715 −6.08%
1996 5.79M −456,487 −7.31%
1995 6.24M −250,146 −3.85%
1994 6.49M −633,520 −8.89%
1993 7.13M −1.43M −16.69%
1992 8.55M −1.26M −12.86%
1991 9.81M +306,052 +3.22%
1990 9.51M

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.