Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Middle Africa

Refugees by country of asylum in Middle Africa in 2024 — 2,356,595 people. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 178.7%.

2024 2.36M people +5.75% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 2.36M people2024
Period minimum 378,759 people1998

Trend over time

1981–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Middle Africa, 1981–202401M2M3M19811986199119962001200620112016202120241981: 845,550 people1986: 461,740 people1990: 485,559 people1991: 555,056 people1992: 467,129 people1993: 684,793 people1994: 1,843,099 people1995: 1,544,569 people1996: 789,670 people1997: 414,306 people1998: 378,759 people1999: 475,291 people2000: 602,790 people2001: 612,350 people2002: 610,359 people2003: 602,499 people2004: 639,362 people2005: 644,953 people2006: 619,843 people2007: 598,432 people2008: 620,601 people2009: 786,263 people2010: 797,356 people2011: 795,549 people2012: 675,280 people2013: 753,296 people2014: 915,780 people2015: 1,164,368 people2016: 1,293,649 people2017: 1,386,452 people2018: 1,445,280 people2019: 1,431,747 people2020: 1,467,726 people2021: 1,613,586 people2022: 1,665,684 people2023: 2,228,526 people2024: 2,356,595 people
Change over the period: +1.51M (+178.71%) Average annual rate: 2.41 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Middle Africa 2.36M people
World computed 30.92M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 2.36M +128,069 +5.75%
2023 2.23M +562,842 +33.79%
2022 1.67M +52,098 +3.23%
2021 1.61M +145,860 +9.94%
2020 1.47M +35,979 +2.51%
2019 1.43M −13,533 −0.94%
2018 1.45M +58,828 +4.24%
2017 1.39M +92,803 +7.17%
2016 1.29M +129,281 +11.1%
2015 1.16M +248,588 +27.14%
2014 915,780 +162,484 +21.57%
2013 753,296 +78,016 +11.55%
2012 675,280 −120,269 −15.12%
2011 795,549 −1,807 −0.23%
2010 797,356 +11,093 +1.41%
2009 786,263 +165,662 +26.69%
2008 620,601 +22,169 +3.7%
2007 598,432 −21,411 −3.45%
2006 619,843 −25,110 −3.89%
2005 644,953 +5,591 +0.87%
2004 639,362 +36,863 +6.12%
2003 602,499 −7,860 −1.29%
2002 610,359 −1,991 −0.33%
2001 612,350 +9,560 +1.59%
2000 602,790 +127,499 +26.83%
1999 475,291 +96,532 +25.49%
1998 378,759 −35,547 −8.58%
1997 414,306 −375,364 −47.53%
1996 789,670 −754,899 −48.87%
1995 1.54M −298,530 −16.2%
1994 1.84M +1.16M +169.15%
1993 684,793 +217,664 +46.6%
1992 467,129 −87,927 −15.84%
1991 555,056 +69,497 +14.31%
1990 485,559
1986 461,740
1981 845,550

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.