Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Rwanda

Refugees by country of asylum in Rwanda in 2024 — 114,368 people. Ranked 48 in the world out of 178. Since 1965, the indicator has risen by 3,712.3%.

2024 114,368 people −1.1% vs 2023
World rank 48of 178
Period maximum 277,000 people1993
Period minimum 250 people1966

Trend over time

1965–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Rwanda, 1965–20240100,000200,000300,000196519711977198319891995200120072013201920241965: 3,000 people1966: 250 people1972: 4,000 people1973: 6,500 people1974: 6,000 people1975: 7,400 people1976: 7,500 people1977: 7,500 people1978: 7,600 people1979: 7,900 people1980: 10,450 people1981: 18,150 people1982: 62,000 people1983: 49,500 people1984: 48,940 people1985: 20,110 people1986: 19,400 people1987: 19,470 people1988: 22,202 people1989: 23,290 people1990: 23,601 people1991: 34,004 people1992: 25,162 people1993: 277,000 people1994: 6,000 people1995: 7,792 people1996: 25,257 people1997: 34,227 people1998: 33,398 people1999: 34,363 people2000: 28,398 people2001: 34,793 people2002: 30,861 people2003: 36,608 people2004: 50,221 people2005: 45,202 people2006: 49,191 people2007: 53,574 people2008: 55,067 people2009: 54,016 people2010: 55,398 people2011: 55,325 people2012: 58,217 people2013: 73,352 people2014: 73,822 people2015: 144,739 people2016: 156,065 people2017: 170,991 people2018: 145,359 people2019: 145,054 people2020: 139,491 people2021: 121,896 people2022: 120,753 people2023: 115,643 people2024: 114,368 people
Change over the period: +111,368 (+3,712.27%) Average annual rate: 6.37 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Rwanda 114,368 people
World computed 30.92M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 8.56M people
Eastern Africa computed 4.44M people
Low-income countries computed 6.86M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 114,368 −1,275 −1.1%
2023 115,643 −5,110 −4.23%
2022 120,753 −1,143 −0.94%
2021 121,896 −17,595 −12.61%
2020 139,491 −5,563 −3.84%
2019 145,054 −305 −0.21%
2018 145,359 −25,632 −14.99%
2017 170,991 +14,926 +9.56%
2016 156,065 +11,326 +7.83%
2015 144,739 +70,917 +96.06%
2014 73,822 +470 +0.64%
2013 73,352 +15,135 +26%
2012 58,217 +2,892 +5.23%
2011 55,325 −73 −0.13%
2010 55,398 +1,382 +2.56%
2009 54,016 −1,051 −1.91%
2008 55,067 +1,493 +2.79%
2007 53,574 +4,383 +8.91%
2006 49,191 +3,989 +8.82%
2005 45,202 −5,019 −9.99%
2004 50,221 +13,613 +37.19%
2003 36,608 +5,747 +18.62%
2002 30,861 −3,932 −11.3%
2001 34,793 +6,395 +22.52%
2000 28,398 −5,965 −17.36%
1999 34,363 +965 +2.89%
1998 33,398 −829 −2.42%
1997 34,227 +8,970 +35.51%
1996 25,257 +17,465 +224.14%
1995 7,792 +1,792 +29.87%
1994 6,000 −271,000 −97.83%
1993 277,000 +251,838 +1,000.87%
1992 25,162 −8,842 −26%
1991 34,004 +10,403 +44.08%
1990 23,601 +311 +1.34%
1989 23,290 +1,088 +4.9%
1988 22,202 +2,732 +14.03%
1987 19,470 +70 +0.36%
1986 19,400 −710 −3.53%
1985 20,110 −28,830 −58.91%
1984 48,940 −560 −1.13%
1983 49,500 −12,500 −20.16%
1982 62,000 +43,850 +241.6%
1981 18,150 +7,700 +73.68%
1980 10,450 +2,550 +32.28%
1979 7,900 +300 +3.95%
1978 7,600 +100 +1.33%
1977 7,500 +0 +0%
1976 7,500 +100 +1.35%
1975 7,400 +1,400 +23.33%
1974 6,000 −500 −7.69%
1973 6,500 +2,500 +62.5%
1972 4,000
1966 250 −2,750 −91.67%
1965 3,000

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.