Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Australia and New Zealand

Refugees by country of asylum in Australia and New Zealand in 2024 — 31,574 people. Since 1967, the indicator has fallen by 32.8%.

2024 31,574 people −13.11% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 327,600 people1981
Period minimum 23,617 people2008

Trend over time

1967–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Australia and New Zealand, 1967–20240100,000200,000300,000400,000196719731979198519911997200320092015202120241967: 47,000 people1968: 45,000 people1969: 44,000 people1970: 44,000 people1978: 314,000 people1979: 314,000 people1980: 314,000 people1981: 327,600 people1982: 327,600 people1983: 327,600 people1984: 93,500 people1985: 93,600 people1986: 90,300 people1987: 91,800 people1988: 95,120 people1989: 102,581 people1990: 102,581 people1991: 69,877 people1992: 69,914 people1993: 57,447 people1994: 61,243 people1995: 65,911 people1996: 71,088 people1997: 69,708 people1998: 73,813 people1999: 69,680 people2000: 65,138 people2001: 63,136 people2002: 65,182 people2003: 62,038 people2004: 68,812 people2005: 70,253 people2006: 73,820 people2007: 24,876 people2008: 23,617 people2009: 25,828 people2010: 24,088 people2011: 25,339 people2012: 31,560 people2013: 35,873 people2014: 36,907 people2015: 38,230 people2016: 43,595 people2017: 49,945 people2018: 58,479 people2019: 60,238 people2020: 59,159 people2021: 57,400 people2022: 56,221 people2023: 36,339 people2024: 31,574 people
Change over the period: −15,426 (−32.82%) Average annual rate: -0.7 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand 31,574 people
World computed 30.92M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 31,574 −4,765 −13.11%
2023 36,339 −19,882 −35.36%
2022 56,221 −1,179 −2.05%
2021 57,400 −1,759 −2.97%
2020 59,159 −1,079 −1.79%
2019 60,238 +1,759 +3.01%
2018 58,479 +8,534 +17.09%
2017 49,945 +6,350 +14.57%
2016 43,595 +5,365 +14.03%
2015 38,230 +1,323 +3.58%
2014 36,907 +1,034 +2.88%
2013 35,873 +4,313 +13.67%
2012 31,560 +6,221 +24.55%
2011 25,339 +1,251 +5.19%
2010 24,088 −1,740 −6.74%
2009 25,828 +2,211 +9.36%
2008 23,617 −1,259 −5.06%
2007 24,876 −48,944 −66.3%
2006 73,820 +3,567 +5.08%
2005 70,253 +1,441 +2.09%
2004 68,812 +6,774 +10.92%
2003 62,038 −3,144 −4.82%
2002 65,182 +2,046 +3.24%
2001 63,136 −2,002 −3.07%
2000 65,138 −4,542 −6.52%
1999 69,680 −4,133 −5.6%
1998 73,813 +4,105 +5.89%
1997 69,708 −1,380 −1.94%
1996 71,088 +5,177 +7.85%
1995 65,911 +4,668 +7.62%
1994 61,243 +3,796 +6.61%
1993 57,447 −12,467 −17.83%
1992 69,914 +37 +0.05%
1991 69,877 −32,704 −31.88%
1990 102,581 +0 +0%
1989 102,581 +7,461 +7.84%
1988 95,120 +3,320 +3.62%
1987 91,800 +1,500 +1.66%
1986 90,300 −3,300 −3.53%
1985 93,600 +100 +0.11%
1984 93,500 −234,100 −71.46%
1983 327,600 +0 +0%
1982 327,600 +0 +0%
1981 327,600 +13,600 +4.33%
1980 314,000 +0 +0%
1979 314,000 +0 +0%
1978 314,000
1970 44,000 +0 +0%
1969 44,000 −1,000 −2.22%
1968 45,000 −2,000 −4.26%
1967 47,000

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.