Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Sri Lanka

Refugees by country of asylum in Sri Lanka in 2024 — 232 people. Ranked 138 in the world out of 178. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 1,446.7%.

2024 232 people −38.46% vs 2023
World rank 138of 178
Period maximum 1,041 people2019
Period minimum 11 people1994

Trend over time

1991–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Sri Lanka, 1991–202405001,0001,5001991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 15 people1992: 21 people1993: 19 people1994: 11 people1995: 12 people1996: 11 people1997: 21 people1998: 25 people1999: 18 people2000: 12 people2001: 13 people2002: 22 people2003: 26 people2004: 60 people2005: 106 people2006: 162 people2007: 184 people2008: 271 people2009: 251 people2010: 224 people2011: 187 people2012: 109 people2013: 143 people2014: 508 people2015: 781 people2016: 602 people2017: 820 people2018: 796 people2019: 1,041 people2020: 1,008 people2021: 907 people2022: 504 people2023: 377 people2024: 232 people
Change over the period: +217 (+1,446.67%) Average annual rate: 8.65 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Sri Lanka 232 people
World computed 30.92M people
South Asia computed 2.84M people
Southern Asia computed 6.33M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 232 −145 −38.46%
2023 377 −127 −25.2%
2022 504 −403 −44.43%
2021 907 −101 −10.02%
2020 1,008 −33 −3.17%
2019 1,041 +245 +30.78%
2018 796 −24 −2.93%
2017 820 +218 +36.21%
2016 602 −179 −22.92%
2015 781 +273 +53.74%
2014 508 +365 +255.24%
2013 143 +34 +31.19%
2012 109 −78 −41.71%
2011 187 −37 −16.52%
2010 224 −27 −10.76%
2009 251 −20 −7.38%
2008 271 +87 +47.28%
2007 184 +22 +13.58%
2006 162 +56 +52.83%
2005 106 +46 +76.67%
2004 60 +34 +130.77%
2003 26 +4 +18.18%
2002 22 +9 +69.23%
2001 13 +1 +8.33%
2000 12 −6 −33.33%
1999 18 −7 −28%
1998 25 +4 +19.05%
1997 21 +10 +90.91%
1996 11 −1 −8.33%
1995 12 +1 +9.09%
1994 11 −8 −42.11%
1993 19 −2 −9.52%
1992 21 +6 +40%
1991 15

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.