Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — New Zealand

Refugees by country of asylum in New Zealand in 2024 — 2,063 people. Ranked 118 in the world out of 178. Since 1967, the indicator has fallen by 31.2%.

2024 2,063 people +12.3% vs 2023
World rank 118of 178
Period maximum 17,310 people1992
Period minimum 1,313 people2015

Trend over time

1967–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — New Zealand, 1967–202405,00010,00015,00020,000196719731979198519911997200320092015202120241967: 3,000 people1968: 2,000 people1969: 2,000 people1970: 2,000 people1978: 10,000 people1979: 10,000 people1980: 10,000 people1981: 10,600 people1982: 10,600 people1983: 10,600 people1984: 4,500 people1985: 4,600 people1986: 4,400 people1987: 4,200 people1988: 4,150 people1989: 4,666 people1990: 4,666 people1991: 16,760 people1992: 17,310 people1993: 3,942 people1994: 3,668 people1995: 3,766 people1996: 3,790 people1997: 3,652 people1998: 4,099 people1999: 4,801 people2000: 4,919 people2001: 5,251 people2002: 5,760 people2003: 5,796 people2004: 5,334 people2005: 5,298 people2006: 4,878 people2007: 2,715 people2008: 2,702 people2009: 3,285 people2010: 2,298 people2011: 1,916 people2012: 1,504 people2013: 1,388 people2014: 1,342 people2015: 1,313 people2016: 1,408 people2017: 1,465 people2018: 1,545 people2019: 1,709 people2020: 1,748 people2021: 1,794 people2022: 1,791 people2023: 1,837 people2024: 2,063 people
Change over the period: −937 (−31.23%) Average annual rate: -0.65 %

Comparison, 2024

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

New Zealand 2,063 people
World computed 30.92M people
Australia and New Zealand computed 31,574 people
High-income countries computed 9.3M people
Refugees by country of asylum — New Zealand, by year New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 2,063 +226 +12.3%
2023 1,837 +46 +2.57%
2022 1,791 −3 −0.17%
2021 1,794 +46 +2.63%
2020 1,748 +39 +2.28%
2019 1,709 +164 +10.61%
2018 1,545 +80 +5.46%
2017 1,465 +57 +4.05%
2016 1,408 +95 +7.24%
2015 1,313 −29 −2.16%
2014 1,342 −46 −3.31%
2013 1,388 −116 −7.71%
2012 1,504 −412 −21.5%
2011 1,916 −382 −16.62%
2010 2,298 −987 −30.05%
2009 3,285 +583 +21.58%
2008 2,702 −13 −0.48%
2007 2,715 −2,163 −44.34%
2006 4,878 −420 −7.93%
2005 5,298 −36 −0.67%
2004 5,334 −462 −7.97%
2003 5,796 +36 +0.63%
2002 5,760 +509 +9.69%
2001 5,251 +332 +6.75%
2000 4,919 +118 +2.46%
1999 4,801 +702 +17.13%
1998 4,099 +447 +12.24%
1997 3,652 −138 −3.64%
1996 3,790 +24 +0.64%
1995 3,766 +98 +2.67%
1994 3,668 −274 −6.95%
1993 3,942 −13,368 −77.23%
1992 17,310 +550 +3.28%
1991 16,760 +12,094 +259.19%
1990 4,666 +0 +0%
1989 4,666 +516 +12.43%
1988 4,150 −50 −1.19%
1987 4,200 −200 −4.55%
1986 4,400 −200 −4.35%
1985 4,600 +100 +2.22%
1984 4,500 −6,100 −57.55%
1983 10,600 +0 +0%
1982 10,600 +0 +0%
1981 10,600 +600 +6%
1980 10,000 +0 +0%
1979 10,000 +0 +0%
1978 10,000
1970 2,000 +0 +0%
1969 2,000 +0 +0%
1968 2,000 −1,000 −33.33%
1967 3,000

Australia and New Zealand, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 29,511 NZ New Zealand 2,063

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.