Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — NATO

Refugees by country of asylum in NATO in 2024 — 11,647,946 people. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 456.7%.

2024 11.65M people +2% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 11.65M people2024
Period minimum 1.78M people2011

Trend over time

1991–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — NATO, 1991–202405M10M15M1991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 2,092,501 people1992: 3,092,615 people1993: 3,254,037 people1994: 3,188,093 people1995: 3,074,699 people1996: 3,001,760 people1997: 2,629,904 people1998: 2,402,553 people1999: 2,429,157 people2000: 2,384,812 people2001: 2,429,120 people2002: 2,479,179 people2003: 2,395,439 people2004: 2,264,871 people2005: 2,034,019 people2006: 2,411,579 people2007: 1,828,854 people2008: 1,864,029 people2009: 1,875,882 people2010: 1,831,156 people2011: 1,779,964 people2012: 2,017,479 people2013: 1,991,003 people2014: 3,077,666 people2015: 4,244,894 people2016: 5,074,543 people2017: 6,082,705 people2018: 6,503,031 people2019: 6,638,373 people2020: 6,785,499 people2021: 7,085,872 people2022: 10,855,364 people2023: 11,419,029 people2024: 11,647,946 people
Change over the period: +9.56M (+456.65%) Average annual rate: 5.34 %

Comparison, 2024

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

NATO 11.65M people
World computed 30.92M people
Refugees by country of asylum — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 11.65M +228,917 +2%
2023 11.42M +563,665 +5.19%
2022 10.86M +3.77M +53.2%
2021 7.09M +300,373 +4.43%
2020 6.79M +147,126 +2.22%
2019 6.64M +135,342 +2.08%
2018 6.5M +420,326 +6.91%
2017 6.08M +1.01M +19.87%
2016 5.07M +829,649 +19.54%
2015 4.24M +1.17M +37.93%
2014 3.08M +1.09M +54.58%
2013 1.99M −26,476 −1.31%
2012 2.02M +237,515 +13.34%
2011 1.78M −51,192 −2.8%
2010 1.83M −44,726 −2.38%
2009 1.88M +11,853 +0.64%
2008 1.86M +35,175 +1.92%
2007 1.83M −582,725 −24.16%
2006 2.41M +377,560 +18.56%
2005 2.03M −230,852 −10.19%
2004 2.26M −130,568 −5.45%
2003 2.4M −83,740 −3.38%
2002 2.48M +50,059 +2.06%
2001 2.43M +44,308 +1.86%
2000 2.38M −44,345 −1.83%
1999 2.43M +26,604 +1.11%
1998 2.4M −227,351 −8.64%
1997 2.63M −371,856 −12.39%
1996 3M −72,939 −2.37%
1995 3.07M −113,394 −3.56%
1994 3.19M −65,944 −2.03%
1993 3.25M +161,422 +5.22%
1992 3.09M +1M +47.8%
1991 2.09M

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.