Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Nicaragua

Refugees by country of asylum in Nicaragua in 2023 — 311 people. Ranked 136 in the world out of 175. Since 1972, the indicator has risen by 522%.

2023 311 people −0.32% vs 2022
World rank 136of 175
Period maximum 23,800 people1982
Period minimum 50 people1972

Trend over time

1972–2023 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Nicaragua, 1972–2023010,00020,00030,00019721978198419901996200220082014202020231972: 50 people1980: 4,100 people1981: 21,320 people1982: 23,800 people1983: 18,500 people1984: 18,500 people1985: 17,270 people1986: 8,280 people1987: 9,000 people1988: 16,000 people1989: 15,210 people1990: 16,000 people1991: 14,933 people1992: 14,450 people1993: 5,642 people1994: 314 people1995: 577 people1996: 557 people1997: 462 people1998: 471 people1999: 471 people2000: 330 people2001: 322 people2002: 324 people2003: 300 people2004: 288 people2005: 222 people2006: 195 people2007: 182 people2008: 142 people2009: 115 people2010: 59 people2011: 80 people2012: 124 people2013: 184 people2014: 273 people2015: 325 people2016: 325 people2017: 322 people2018: 321 people2019: 322 people2020: 311 people2021: 313 people2022: 312 people2023: 311 people
Change over the period: +261 (+522%) Average annual rate: 3.65 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Nicaragua 311 people
World computed 31.61M people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 507,916 people
Central America computed 152,732 people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 10.4M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Nicaragua, by year Nicaragua All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 311 −1 −0.32%
2022 312 −1 −0.32%
2021 313 +2 +0.64%
2020 311 −11 −3.42%
2019 322 +1 +0.31%
2018 321 −1 −0.31%
2017 322 −3 −0.92%
2016 325 +0 +0%
2015 325 +52 +19.05%
2014 273 +89 +48.37%
2013 184 +60 +48.39%
2012 124 +44 +55%
2011 80 +21 +35.59%
2010 59 −56 −48.7%
2009 115 −27 −19.01%
2008 142 −40 −21.98%
2007 182 −13 −6.67%
2006 195 −27 −12.16%
2005 222 −66 −22.92%
2004 288 −12 −4%
2003 300 −24 −7.41%
2002 324 +2 +0.62%
2001 322 −8 −2.42%
2000 330 −141 −29.94%
1999 471 +0 +0%
1998 471 +9 +1.95%
1997 462 −95 −17.06%
1996 557 −20 −3.47%
1995 577 +263 +83.76%
1994 314 −5,328 −94.43%
1993 5,642 −8,808 −60.96%
1992 14,450 −483 −3.23%
1991 14,933 −1,067 −6.67%
1990 16,000 +790 +5.19%
1989 15,210 −790 −4.94%
1988 16,000 +7,000 +77.78%
1987 9,000 +720 +8.7%
1986 8,280 −8,990 −52.06%
1985 17,270 −1,230 −6.65%
1984 18,500 +0 +0%
1983 18,500 −5,300 −22.27%
1982 23,800 +2,480 +11.63%
1981 21,320 +17,220 +420%
1980 4,100
1972 50

Central America, 2023

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.