Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — South Sudan

Refugees by country of asylum in South Sudan in 2024 — 514,794 people. Ranked 17 in the world out of 178. Since 2011, the indicator has risen by 390.2%.

2024 514,794 people +35.03% vs 2023
World rank 17of 178
Period maximum 514,794 people2024
Period minimum 105,023 people2011

Trend over time

2011–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — South Sudan, 2011–20240200,000400,000600,000201120132015201720192021202320242011: 105,023 people2012: 202,581 people2013: 229,587 people2014: 248,152 people2015: 263,012 people2016: 262,558 people2017: 283,405 people2018: 291,838 people2019: 298,309 people2020: 314,438 people2021: 333,673 people2022: 308,369 people2023: 381,236 people2024: 514,794 people
Change over the period: +409,771 (+390.17%) Average annual rate: 13.01 %

Comparison, 2024

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

South Sudan 514,794 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 — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 514,794 +133,558 +35.03%
2023 381,236 +72,867 +23.63%
2022 308,369 −25,304 −7.58%
2021 333,673 +19,235 +6.12%
2020 314,438 +16,129 +5.41%
2019 298,309 +6,471 +2.22%
2018 291,838 +8,433 +2.98%
2017 283,405 +20,847 +7.94%
2016 262,558 −454 −0.17%
2015 263,012 +14,860 +5.99%
2014 248,152 +18,565 +8.09%
2013 229,587 +27,006 +13.33%
2012 202,581 +97,558 +92.89%
2011 105,023

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.