Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Poland

Refugees by country of asylum in Poland in 2024 — 1,008,871 people. Ranked 7 in the world out of 178. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 183,331.1%.

2024 1.01M people +3.85% vs 2023
World rank 7of 178
Period maximum 1.01M people2024
Period minimum 393 people1994

Trend over time

1991–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Poland, 1991–20240500,0001M1.5M1991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 550 people1992: 2,719 people1993: 810 people1994: 393 people1995: 600 people1996: 600 people1997: 835 people1998: 895 people1999: 937 people2000: 1,011 people2001: 1,295 people2002: 1,586 people2003: 1,822 people2004: 2,491 people2005: 4,585 people2006: 6,786 people2007: 10,037 people2008: 12,761 people2009: 15,299 people2010: 15,537 people2011: 15,834 people2012: 15,897 people2013: 16,428 people2014: 15,730 people2015: 14,057 people2016: 11,738 people2017: 12,225 people2018: 12,495 people2019: 12,658 people2020: 2,771 people2021: 4,875 people2022: 971,129 people2023: 971,478 people2024: 1,008,871 people
Change over the period: +1.01M (+183,331.09%) Average annual rate: 25.57 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Poland 1.01M people
World computed 30.92M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 12.09M people
Eastern Europe computed 2.1M people
High-income countries computed 9.3M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Poland, by year Poland All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 1.01M +37,393 +3.85%
2023 971,478 +349 +0.04%
2022 971,129 +966,254 +19,820.59%
2021 4,875 +2,104 +75.93%
2020 2,771 −9,887 −78.11%
2019 12,658 +163 +1.3%
2018 12,495 +270 +2.21%
2017 12,225 +487 +4.15%
2016 11,738 −2,319 −16.5%
2015 14,057 −1,673 −10.64%
2014 15,730 −698 −4.25%
2013 16,428 +531 +3.34%
2012 15,897 +63 +0.4%
2011 15,834 +297 +1.91%
2010 15,537 +238 +1.56%
2009 15,299 +2,538 +19.89%
2008 12,761 +2,724 +27.14%
2007 10,037 +3,251 +47.91%
2006 6,786 +2,201 +48%
2005 4,585 +2,094 +84.06%
2004 2,491 +669 +36.72%
2003 1,822 +236 +14.88%
2002 1,586 +291 +22.47%
2001 1,295 +284 +28.09%
2000 1,011 +74 +7.9%
1999 937 +42 +4.69%
1998 895 +60 +7.19%
1997 835 +235 +39.17%
1996 600 +0 +0%
1995 600 +207 +52.67%
1994 393 −417 −51.48%
1993 810 −1,909 −70.21%
1992 2,719 +2,169 +394.36%
1991 550

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.