Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Portugal

Refugees by country of asylum in Portugal in 2024 — 68,603 people. Ranked 58 in the world out of 178. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 45,635.3%.

2024 68,603 people +9.23% vs 2023
World rank 58of 178
Period maximum 68,603 people2024
Period minimum 150 people1975

Trend over time

1975–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Portugal, 1975–2024020,00040,00060,00080,000197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 150 people1977: 7,500 people1978: 7,500 people1979: 7,600 people1980: 7,600 people1981: 7,600 people1982: 7,600 people1983: 700 people1984: 600 people1985: 700 people1986: 800 people1987: 800 people1988: 789 people1989: 657 people1990: 867 people1991: 998 people1992: 1,778 people1993: 600 people1994: 248 people1995: 248 people1996: 297 people1997: 310 people1998: 329 people1999: 364 people2000: 416 people2001: 444 people2002: 460 people2003: 414 people2004: 368 people2005: 355 people2006: 322 people2007: 346 people2008: 393 people2009: 383 people2010: 368 people2011: 399 people2012: 473 people2013: 596 people2014: 704 people2015: 851 people2016: 1,189 people2017: 1,619 people2018: 2,130 people2019: 2,375 people2020: 2,405 people2021: 2,651 people2022: 59,777 people2023: 62,807 people2024: 68,603 people
Change over the period: +68,453 (+45,635.33%) Average annual rate: 13.32 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Portugal 68,603 people
World computed 30.92M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 12.09M people
Southern Europe computed 1.03M people
High-income countries computed 9.3M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 68,603 +5,796 +9.23%
2023 62,807 +3,030 +5.07%
2022 59,777 +57,126 +2,154.88%
2021 2,651 +246 +10.23%
2020 2,405 +30 +1.26%
2019 2,375 +245 +11.5%
2018 2,130 +511 +31.56%
2017 1,619 +430 +36.16%
2016 1,189 +338 +39.72%
2015 851 +147 +20.88%
2014 704 +108 +18.12%
2013 596 +123 +26%
2012 473 +74 +18.55%
2011 399 +31 +8.42%
2010 368 −15 −3.92%
2009 383 −10 −2.54%
2008 393 +47 +13.58%
2007 346 +24 +7.45%
2006 322 −33 −9.3%
2005 355 −13 −3.53%
2004 368 −46 −11.11%
2003 414 −46 −10%
2002 460 +16 +3.6%
2001 444 +28 +6.73%
2000 416 +52 +14.29%
1999 364 +35 +10.64%
1998 329 +19 +6.13%
1997 310 +13 +4.38%
1996 297 +49 +19.76%
1995 248 +0 +0%
1994 248 −352 −58.67%
1993 600 −1,178 −66.25%
1992 1,778 +780 +78.16%
1991 998 +131 +15.11%
1990 867 +210 +31.96%
1989 657 −132 −16.73%
1988 789 −11 −1.38%
1987 800 +0 +0%
1986 800 +100 +14.29%
1985 700 +100 +16.67%
1984 600 −100 −14.29%
1983 700 −6,900 −90.79%
1982 7,600 +0 +0%
1981 7,600 +0 +0%
1980 7,600 +0 +0%
1979 7,600 +100 +1.33%
1978 7,500 +0 +0%
1977 7,500
1975 150

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.