Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Pakistan

Refugees by country of asylum in Pakistan in 2024 — 1,560,480 people. Ranked 5 in the world out of 178. Since 1979, the indicator has risen by 290.1%.

2024 1.56M people −21.51% vs 2023
World rank 5of 178
Period maximum 3.28M people1989
Period minimum 400,000 people1979

Trend over time

1979–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Pakistan, 1979–202401M2M3M4M19791984198919941999200420092014201920241979: 400,000 people1980: 1,428,230 people1981: 2,375,330 people1982: 2,877,480 people1983: 2,901,360 people1984: 2,500,000 people1985: 2,732,440 people1986: 2,882,100 people1987: 3,159,000 people1988: 3,257,577 people1989: 3,275,715 people1990: 3,255,975 people1991: 3,099,891 people1992: 1,629,218 people1993: 1,479,266 people1994: 1,055,435 people1995: 1,202,493 people1996: 1,202,703 people1997: 1,202,733 people1998: 1,202,462 people1999: 1,202,015 people2000: 2,001,460 people2001: 2,198,792 people2002: 1,227,429 people2003: 1,124,295 people2004: 1,290,980 people2005: 1,084,689 people2006: 1,044,464 people2007: 2,035,025 people2008: 1,780,935 people2009: 1,740,709 people2010: 1,900,619 people2011: 1,702,698 people2012: 1,638,452 people2013: 1,616,505 people2014: 1,505,521 people2015: 1,561,157 people2016: 1,352,551 people2017: 1,393,132 people2018: 1,404,008 people2019: 1,419,596 people2020: 1,438,940 people2021: 1,491,070 people2022: 1,743,785 people2023: 1,988,231 people2024: 1,560,480 people
Change over the period: +1.16M (+290.12%) Average annual rate: 3.07 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Pakistan 1.56M people
World computed 30.92M people
South Asia computed 2.84M people
Southern Asia computed 6.33M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Pakistan, by year Pakistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 1.56M −427,751 −21.51%
2023 1.99M +244,446 +14.02%
2022 1.74M +252,715 +16.95%
2021 1.49M +52,130 +3.62%
2020 1.44M +19,344 +1.36%
2019 1.42M +15,588 +1.11%
2018 1.4M +10,876 +0.78%
2017 1.39M +40,581 +3%
2016 1.35M −208,606 −13.36%
2015 1.56M +55,636 +3.7%
2014 1.51M −110,984 −6.87%
2013 1.62M −21,947 −1.34%
2012 1.64M −64,246 −3.77%
2011 1.7M −197,921 −10.41%
2010 1.9M +159,910 +9.19%
2009 1.74M −40,226 −2.26%
2008 1.78M −254,090 −12.49%
2007 2.04M +990,561 +94.84%
2006 1.04M −40,225 −3.71%
2005 1.08M −206,291 −15.98%
2004 1.29M +166,685 +14.83%
2003 1.12M −103,134 −8.4%
2002 1.23M −971,363 −44.18%
2001 2.2M +197,332 +9.86%
2000 2M +799,445 +66.51%
1999 1.2M −447 −0.04%
1998 1.2M −271 −0.02%
1997 1.2M +30 +0%
1996 1.2M +210 +0.02%
1995 1.2M +147,058 +13.93%
1994 1.06M −423,831 −28.65%
1993 1.48M −149,952 −9.2%
1992 1.63M −1.47M −47.44%
1991 3.1M −156,084 −4.79%
1990 3.26M −19,740 −0.6%
1989 3.28M +18,138 +0.56%
1988 3.26M +98,577 +3.12%
1987 3.16M +276,900 +9.61%
1986 2.88M +149,660 +5.48%
1985 2.73M +232,440 +9.3%
1984 2.5M −401,360 −13.83%
1983 2.9M +23,880 +0.83%
1982 2.88M +502,150 +21.14%
1981 2.38M +947,100 +66.31%
1980 1.43M +1.03M +257.06%
1979 400,000

Southern Asia, 2024

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.