Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Eastern Europe

Refugees by country of asylum in Eastern Europe in 2024 — 2,101,712 people. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 29,290.5%.

2024 2.1M people −32.58% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 3.23M people2022
Period minimum 7,151 people1993

Trend over time

1993–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Eastern Europe, 1993–202401M2M3M4M1993199720012005200920132017202120241993: 7,151 people1994: 13,883 people1995: 52,679 people1996: 294,281 people1997: 252,551 people1998: 142,597 people1999: 92,380 people2000: 40,550 people2001: 34,114 people2002: 33,571 people2003: 30,277 people2004: 23,562 people2005: 25,852 people2006: 27,610 people2007: 36,681 people2008: 40,987 people2009: 43,373 people2010: 39,009 people2011: 38,363 people2012: 33,599 people2013: 35,801 people2014: 275,881 people2015: 362,018 people2016: 276,107 people2017: 177,333 people2018: 128,300 people2019: 93,446 people2020: 62,042 people2021: 56,897 people2022: 3,225,473 people2023: 3,117,320 people2024: 2,101,712 people
Change over the period: +2.09M (+29,290.46%) Average annual rate: 20.12 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe 2.1M people
World computed 30.92M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 2.1M −1.02M −32.58%
2023 3.12M −108,153 −3.35%
2022 3.23M +3.17M +5,568.97%
2021 56,897 −5,145 −8.29%
2020 62,042 −31,404 −33.61%
2019 93,446 −34,854 −27.17%
2018 128,300 −49,033 −27.65%
2017 177,333 −98,774 −35.77%
2016 276,107 −85,911 −23.73%
2015 362,018 +86,137 +31.22%
2014 275,881 +240,080 +670.6%
2013 35,801 +2,202 +6.55%
2012 33,599 −4,764 −12.42%
2011 38,363 −646 −1.66%
2010 39,009 −4,364 −10.06%
2009 43,373 +2,386 +5.82%
2008 40,987 +4,306 +11.74%
2007 36,681 +9,071 +32.85%
2006 27,610 +1,758 +6.8%
2005 25,852 +2,290 +9.72%
2004 23,562 −6,715 −22.18%
2003 30,277 −3,294 −9.81%
2002 33,571 −543 −1.59%
2001 34,114 −6,436 −15.87%
2000 40,550 −51,830 −56.11%
1999 92,380 −50,217 −35.22%
1998 142,597 −109,954 −43.54%
1997 252,551 −41,730 −14.18%
1996 294,281 +241,602 +458.63%
1995 52,679 +38,796 +279.45%
1994 13,883 +6,732 +94.14%
1993 7,151

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.