Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Melanesia

Refugees by country of asylum in Melanesia in 2024 — 7,747 people. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 33.3%.

2024 7,747 people −26.49% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 12,182 people1996
Period minimum 7,747 people2024

Trend over time

1995–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Melanesia, 1995–20246,0008,00010,00012,00014,000199519982001200420072010201320162019202220241995: 11,609 people1996: 12,182 people2008: 10,010 people2009: 9,709 people2010: 9,704 people2012: 9,378 people2013: 9,373 people2014: 9,515 people2015: 9,515 people2018: 10,022 people2021: 11,857 people2022: 10,529 people2023: 10,538 people2024: 7,747 people
Change over the period: −3,862 (−33.27%) Average annual rate: -1.39 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Melanesia 7,747 people
World computed 30.92M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Melanesia, by year Melanesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 7,747 −2,791 −26.49%
2023 10,538 +9 +0.09%
2022 10,529 −1,328 −11.2%
2021 11,857
2018 10,022
2015 9,515 +0 +0%
2014 9,515 +142 +1.51%
2013 9,373 −5 −0.05%
2012 9,378
2010 9,704 −5 −0.05%
2009 9,709 −301 −3.01%
2008 10,010
1996 12,182 +573 +4.94%
1995 11,609

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.