Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Northern Africa

Refugees by country of asylum in Northern Africa in 2024 — 1,425,537 people. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 18.5%.

2024 1.43M people +11.75% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 1.5M people2022
Period minimum 342,748 people2005

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Northern Africa, 1990–20240500,0001M1.5M2M19901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 1,202,492 people1991: 901,021 people1992: 951,153 people1993: 972,594 people1994: 955,813 people1995: 876,167 people1996: 598,122 people1997: 560,652 people1998: 574,979 people1999: 574,673 people2000: 605,498 people2001: 539,696 people2002: 591,784 people2003: 410,044 people2004: 413,411 people2005: 342,748 people2006: 381,735 people2007: 419,369 people2008: 381,121 people2009: 384,682 people2010: 376,296 people2011: 343,580 people2012: 365,484 people2013: 511,806 people2014: 638,086 people2015: 630,163 people2016: 743,913 people2017: 1,248,266 people2018: 1,435,152 people2019: 1,425,583 people2020: 1,423,999 people2021: 1,496,093 people2022: 1,504,281 people2023: 1,275,697 people2024: 1,425,537 people
Change over the period: +223,045 (+18.55%) Average annual rate: 0.5 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Northern Africa 1.43M people
World computed 30.92M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Northern Africa, by year Northern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 1.43M +149,840 +11.75%
2023 1.28M −228,584 −15.2%
2022 1.5M +8,188 +0.55%
2021 1.5M +72,094 +5.06%
2020 1.42M −1,584 −0.11%
2019 1.43M −9,569 −0.67%
2018 1.44M +186,886 +14.97%
2017 1.25M +504,353 +67.8%
2016 743,913 +113,750 +18.05%
2015 630,163 −7,923 −1.24%
2014 638,086 +126,280 +24.67%
2013 511,806 +146,322 +40.04%
2012 365,484 +21,904 +6.38%
2011 343,580 −32,716 −8.69%
2010 376,296 −8,386 −2.18%
2009 384,682 +3,561 +0.93%
2008 381,121 −38,248 −9.12%
2007 419,369 +37,634 +9.86%
2006 381,735 +38,987 +11.37%
2005 342,748 −70,663 −17.09%
2004 413,411 +3,367 +0.82%
2003 410,044 −181,740 −30.71%
2002 591,784 +52,088 +9.65%
2001 539,696 −65,802 −10.87%
2000 605,498 +30,825 +5.36%
1999 574,673 −306 −0.05%
1998 574,979 +14,327 +2.56%
1997 560,652 −37,470 −6.26%
1996 598,122 −278,045 −31.73%
1995 876,167 −79,646 −8.33%
1994 955,813 −16,781 −1.73%
1993 972,594 +21,441 +2.25%
1992 951,153 +50,132 +5.56%
1991 901,021 −301,471 −25.07%
1990 1.2M

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.