Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Papua New Guinea

Refugees by country of asylum in Papua New Guinea in 2024 — 7,732 people. Ranked 99 in the world out of 178. Since 1978, the indicator has risen by 673.2%.

2024 7,732 people −26.52% vs 2023
World rank 99of 178
Period maximum 11,839 people2021
Period minimum 150 people1981

Trend over time

1978–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Papua New Guinea, 1978–202405,00010,00015,00019781983198819931998200320082013201820231978: 1,000 people1979: 1,000 people1980: 1,000 people1981: 150 people1982: 2,200 people1983: 1,230 people1984: 10,950 people1985: 11,750 people1986: 11,290 people1987: 9,620 people1988: 9,241 people1989: 7,732 people1990: 7,099 people1991: 6,098 people1992: 6,686 people1993: 7,670 people1994: 8,461 people1995: 9,600 people1996: 10,175 people1997: 8,198 people1998: 8,198 people1999: 6,664 people2000: 5,862 people2001: 4,941 people2002: 4,941 people2003: 7,491 people2004: 7,626 people2005: 10,001 people2006: 10,182 people2007: 10,000 people2008: 10,005 people2009: 9,704 people2010: 9,699 people2011: 9,378 people2012: 9,378 people2013: 9,373 people2014: 9,503 people2015: 9,503 people2016: 9,529 people2017: 10,018 people2018: 10,022 people2019: 9,698 people2020: 10,781 people2021: 11,839 people2022: 10,524 people2023: 10,523 people2024: 7,732 people
Change over the period: +6,732 (+673.2%) Average annual rate: 4.55 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Papua New Guinea 7,732 people
World computed 30.92M people
Melanesia computed 7,747 people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Papua New Guinea, by year Papua New Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 7,732 −2,791 −26.52%
2023 10,523 −1 −0.01%
2022 10,524 −1,315 −11.11%
2021 11,839 +1,058 +9.81%
2020 10,781 +1,083 +11.17%
2019 9,698 −324 −3.23%
2018 10,022 +4 +0.04%
2017 10,018 +489 +5.13%
2016 9,529 +26 +0.27%
2015 9,503 +0 +0%
2014 9,503 +130 +1.39%
2013 9,373 −5 −0.05%
2012 9,378 +0 +0%
2011 9,378 −321 −3.31%
2010 9,699 −5 −0.05%
2009 9,704 −301 −3.01%
2008 10,005 +5 +0.05%
2007 10,000 −182 −1.79%
2006 10,182 +181 +1.81%
2005 10,001 +2,375 +31.14%
2004 7,626 +135 +1.8%
2003 7,491 +2,550 +51.61%
2002 4,941 +0 +0%
2001 4,941 −921 −15.71%
2000 5,862 −802 −12.03%
1999 6,664 −1,534 −18.71%
1998 8,198 +0 +0%
1997 8,198 −1,977 −19.43%
1996 10,175 +575 +5.99%
1995 9,600 +1,139 +13.46%
1994 8,461 +791 +10.31%
1993 7,670 +984 +14.72%
1992 6,686 +588 +9.64%
1991 6,098 −1,001 −14.1%
1990 7,099 −633 −8.19%
1989 7,732 −1,509 −16.33%
1988 9,241 −379 −3.94%
1987 9,620 −1,670 −14.79%
1986 11,290 −460 −3.91%
1985 11,750 +800 +7.31%
1984 10,950 +9,720 +790.24%
1983 1,230 −970 −44.09%
1982 2,200 +2,050 +1,366.67%
1981 150 −850 −85%
1980 1,000 +0 +0%
1979 1,000 +0 +0%
1978 1,000

Melanesia, 2024

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

PG Papua New Guinea 7,732 FJ Fiji 15 SB Solomon Islands 0

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.