Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Saudi Arabia

Refugees by country of asylum in Saudi Arabia in 2024 — 448 people. Ranked 132 in the world out of 178. Since 1974, the indicator has risen by 348%.

2024 448 people −6.08% vs 2023
World rank 132of 178
Period maximum 245,290 people2002
Period minimum 100 people1974

Trend over time

1974–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Saudi Arabia, 1974–20240100,000200,000300,000197419791984198919941999200420092014201920241974: 100 people1979: 100,000 people1980: 100,000 people1981: 65,000 people1982: 59,000 people1983: 59,000 people1984: 105,500 people1985: 130,000 people1986: 202,100 people1991: 33,261 people1992: 28,660 people1993: 24,025 people1994: 17,965 people1995: 13,169 people1996: 9,852 people1997: 5,833 people1998: 5,531 people1999: 5,560 people2000: 5,308 people2001: 245,266 people2002: 245,290 people2003: 240,831 people2004: 240,551 people2005: 240,701 people2006: 240,772 people2007: 240,742 people2008: 240,570 people2009: 573 people2010: 578 people2011: 595 people2012: 575 people2013: 557 people2014: 559 people2015: 122 people2016: 136 people2017: 153 people2018: 263 people2019: 315 people2020: 330 people2021: 333 people2022: 454 people2023: 477 people2024: 448 people
Change over the period: +348 (+348%) Average annual rate: 3.04 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Saudi Arabia 448 people
World computed 30.92M people
Middle East & North Africa computed 5.9M people
Western Asia computed 4.95M people
High-income countries computed 9.3M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 448 −29 −6.08%
2023 477 +23 +5.07%
2022 454 +121 +36.34%
2021 333 +3 +0.91%
2020 330 +15 +4.76%
2019 315 +52 +19.77%
2018 263 +110 +71.9%
2017 153 +17 +12.5%
2016 136 +14 +11.48%
2015 122 −437 −78.18%
2014 559 +2 +0.36%
2013 557 −18 −3.13%
2012 575 −20 −3.36%
2011 595 +17 +2.94%
2010 578 +5 +0.87%
2009 573 −239,997 −99.76%
2008 240,570 −172 −0.07%
2007 240,742 −30 −0.01%
2006 240,772 +71 +0.03%
2005 240,701 +150 +0.06%
2004 240,551 −280 −0.12%
2003 240,831 −4,459 −1.82%
2002 245,290 +24 +0.01%
2001 245,266 +239,958 +4,520.69%
2000 5,308 −252 −4.53%
1999 5,560 +29 +0.52%
1998 5,531 −302 −5.18%
1997 5,833 −4,019 −40.79%
1996 9,852 −3,317 −25.19%
1995 13,169 −4,796 −26.7%
1994 17,965 −6,060 −25.22%
1993 24,025 −4,635 −16.17%
1992 28,660 −4,601 −13.83%
1991 33,261
1986 202,100 +72,100 +55.46%
1985 130,000 +24,500 +23.22%
1984 105,500 +46,500 +78.81%
1983 59,000 +0 +0%
1982 59,000 −6,000 −9.23%
1981 65,000 −35,000 −35%
1980 100,000 +0 +0%
1979 100,000
1974 100

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.