Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — OPEC

Refugees by country of asylum in OPEC in 2024 — 4,309,454 people. Since 1979, the indicator has risen by 1,315.3%.

2024 4.31M people +1.32% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 4.75M people1991
Period minimum 304,490 people1979

Trend over time

1979–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — OPEC, 1979–202402M4M6M19791984198919941999200420092014201920241979: 304,490 people1980: 607,690 people1981: 1,912,860 people1982: 1,939,260 people1983: 2,139,290 people1984: 2,287,670 people1985: 2,723,760 people1986: 3,076,880 people1989: 3,025,282 people1991: 4,746,253 people1992: 4,565,348 people1993: 2,885,857 people1994: 2,633,567 people1995: 2,411,786 people1996: 2,365,554 people1997: 2,285,298 people1998: 2,228,318 people1999: 2,157,903 people2000: 2,193,027 people2001: 2,431,559 people2002: 1,876,079 people2003: 1,464,291 people2004: 1,524,061 people2005: 1,382,500 people2006: 1,360,189 people2007: 1,592,551 people2008: 1,610,712 people2009: 1,420,346 people2010: 1,421,662 people2011: 1,238,345 people2012: 1,276,917 people2013: 1,431,160 people2014: 1,551,662 people2015: 1,537,271 people2016: 1,520,192 people2017: 1,487,067 people2018: 1,469,697 people2019: 1,480,899 people2020: 1,308,724 people2021: 1,298,314 people2022: 3,923,275 people2023: 4,253,165 people2024: 4,309,454 people
Change over the period: +4M (+1,315.3%) Average annual rate: 6.07 %

Comparison, 2024

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

OPEC 4.31M people
World computed 30.92M people
Refugees by country of asylum — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 4.31M +56,289 +1.32%
2023 4.25M +329,890 +8.41%
2022 3.92M +2.62M +202.18%
2021 1.3M −10,410 −0.8%
2020 1.31M −172,175 −11.63%
2019 1.48M +11,202 +0.76%
2018 1.47M −17,370 −1.17%
2017 1.49M −33,125 −2.18%
2016 1.52M −17,079 −1.11%
2015 1.54M −14,391 −0.93%
2014 1.55M +120,502 +8.42%
2013 1.43M +154,243 +12.08%
2012 1.28M +38,572 +3.11%
2011 1.24M −183,317 −12.89%
2010 1.42M +1,316 +0.09%
2009 1.42M −190,366 −11.82%
2008 1.61M +18,161 +1.14%
2007 1.59M +232,362 +17.08%
2006 1.36M −22,311 −1.61%
2005 1.38M −141,561 −9.29%
2004 1.52M +59,770 +4.08%
2003 1.46M −411,788 −21.95%
2002 1.88M −555,480 −22.84%
2001 2.43M +238,532 +10.88%
2000 2.19M +35,124 +1.63%
1999 2.16M −70,415 −3.16%
1998 2.23M −56,980 −2.49%
1997 2.29M −80,256 −3.39%
1996 2.37M −46,232 −1.92%
1995 2.41M −221,781 −8.42%
1994 2.63M −252,290 −8.74%
1993 2.89M −1.68M −36.79%
1992 4.57M −180,905 −3.81%
1991 4.75M
1989 3.03M
1986 3.08M +353,120 +12.96%
1985 2.72M +436,090 +19.06%
1984 2.29M +148,380 +6.94%
1983 2.14M +200,030 +10.31%
1982 1.94M +26,400 +1.38%
1981 1.91M +1.31M +214.78%
1980 607,690 +303,200 +99.58%
1979 304,490

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.