Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — South Asia

Refugees by country of asylum in South Asia in 2024 — 2,843,541 people. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 18.4%.

2024 2.84M people −12.98% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 3.49M people1990
Period minimum 1.36M people2006

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — South Asia, 1990–20241M2M3M4M19901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 3,486,713 people1991: 3,379,092 people1992: 2,288,041 people1993: 2,078,512 people1994: 1,572,419 people1995: 1,625,459 people1996: 1,612,368 people1997: 1,576,592 people1998: 1,536,382 people1999: 1,532,215 people2000: 2,323,269 people2001: 2,521,477 people2002: 1,550,760 people2003: 1,432,552 people2004: 1,599,124 people2005: 1,371,641 people2006: 1,357,498 people2007: 2,355,035 people2008: 2,118,992 people2009: 2,263,358 people2010: 2,411,151 people2011: 2,193,334 people2012: 2,127,348 people2013: 2,099,345 people2014: 2,277,339 people2015: 2,285,493 people2016: 1,912,223 people2017: 2,620,697 people2018: 2,600,363 people2019: 2,562,316 people2020: 2,593,688 people2021: 2,709,820 people2022: 3,011,227 people2023: 3,267,867 people2024: 2,843,541 people
Change over the period: −643,172 (−18.45%) Average annual rate: -0.6 %

Comparison, 2024

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

South Asia 2.84M people
World computed 30.92M people
Refugees by country of asylum — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 2.84M −424,326 −12.98%
2023 3.27M +256,640 +8.52%
2022 3.01M +301,407 +11.12%
2021 2.71M +116,132 +4.48%
2020 2.59M +31,372 +1.22%
2019 2.56M −38,047 −1.46%
2018 2.6M −20,334 −0.78%
2017 2.62M +708,474 +37.05%
2016 1.91M −373,270 −16.33%
2015 2.29M +8,154 +0.36%
2014 2.28M +177,994 +8.48%
2013 2.1M −28,003 −1.32%
2012 2.13M −65,986 −3.01%
2011 2.19M −217,817 −9.03%
2010 2.41M +147,793 +6.53%
2009 2.26M +144,366 +6.81%
2008 2.12M −236,043 −10.02%
2007 2.36M +997,537 +73.48%
2006 1.36M −14,143 −1.03%
2005 1.37M −227,483 −14.23%
2004 1.6M +166,572 +11.63%
2003 1.43M −118,208 −7.62%
2002 1.55M −970,717 −38.5%
2001 2.52M +198,208 +8.53%
2000 2.32M +791,054 +51.63%
1999 1.53M −4,167 −0.27%
1998 1.54M −40,210 −2.55%
1997 1.58M −35,776 −2.22%
1996 1.61M −13,091 −0.81%
1995 1.63M +53,040 +3.37%
1994 1.57M −506,093 −24.35%
1993 2.08M −209,529 −9.16%
1992 2.29M −1.09M −32.29%
1991 3.38M −107,621 −3.09%
1990 3.49M

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.