Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — North Macedonia

Refugees by country of asylum in North Macedonia in 2024 — 20,911 people. Ranked 80 in the world out of 178. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 34.7%.

2024 20,911 people +10.65% vs 2023
World rank 80of 178
Period maximum 32,000 people1992
Period minimum 191 people2003

Trend over time

1992–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — North Macedonia, 1992–2024010,00020,00030,00040,0001992199620002004200820122016202020241992: 32,000 people1993: 31,452 people1994: 14,891 people1995: 9,048 people1996: 5,089 people1997: 3,500 people1998: 1,700 people1999: 21,200 people2000: 9,048 people2001: 4,362 people2002: 2,815 people2003: 191 people2004: 1,003 people2005: 1,273 people2006: 1,239 people2007: 1,234 people2008: 1,671 people2009: 1,541 people2010: 1,397 people2011: 1,129 people2012: 1,076 people2013: 980 people2014: 880 people2015: 697 people2016: 634 people2017: 414 people2018: 413 people2019: 354 people2020: 303 people2021: 292 people2022: 7,065 people2023: 18,898 people2024: 20,911 people
Change over the period: −11,089 (−34.65%) Average annual rate: -1.32 %

Comparison, 2024

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

North Macedonia 20,911 people
World computed 30.92M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 12.09M people
Southern Europe computed 1.03M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.02M people
Refugees by country of asylum — North Macedonia, by year North Macedonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 20,911 +2,013 +10.65%
2023 18,898 +11,833 +167.49%
2022 7,065 +6,773 +2,319.52%
2021 292 −11 −3.63%
2020 303 −51 −14.41%
2019 354 −59 −14.29%
2018 413 −1 −0.24%
2017 414 −220 −34.7%
2016 634 −63 −9.04%
2015 697 −183 −20.8%
2014 880 −100 −10.2%
2013 980 −96 −8.92%
2012 1,076 −53 −4.69%
2011 1,129 −268 −19.18%
2010 1,397 −144 −9.34%
2009 1,541 −130 −7.78%
2008 1,671 +437 +35.41%
2007 1,234 −5 −0.4%
2006 1,239 −34 −2.67%
2005 1,273 +270 +26.92%
2004 1,003 +812 +425.13%
2003 191 −2,624 −93.21%
2002 2,815 −1,547 −35.47%
2001 4,362 −4,686 −51.79%
2000 9,048 −12,152 −57.32%
1999 21,200 +19,500 +1,147.06%
1998 1,700 −1,800 −51.43%
1997 3,500 −1,589 −31.22%
1996 5,089 −3,959 −43.76%
1995 9,048 −5,843 −39.24%
1994 14,891 −16,561 −52.65%
1993 31,452 −548 −1.71%
1992 32,000

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.