Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Northern Europe

Refugees by country of asylum in Northern Europe in 2024 — 1,271,730 people. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 191.1%.

2024 1.27M people +2.62% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 1.27M people2024
Period minimum 314,559 people2012

Trend over time

1999–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Northern Europe, 1999–20240500,0001M1.5M1999200220052008201120142017202020231999: 436,831 people2000: 478,259 people2001: 520,084 people2002: 545,300 people2003: 522,040 people2004: 500,095 people2005: 485,154 people2006: 481,931 people2007: 452,310 people2008: 445,719 people2009: 426,755 people2010: 397,691 people2011: 352,554 people2012: 314,559 people2013: 317,873 people2014: 343,180 people2015: 390,671 people2016: 468,447 people2017: 487,856 people2018: 500,107 people2019: 513,250 people2020: 503,689 people2021: 498,382 people2022: 1,053,346 people2023: 1,239,247 people2024: 1,271,730 people
Change over the period: +834,899 (+191.13%) Average annual rate: 4.37 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Northern Europe 1.27M people
World computed 30.92M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 1.27M +32,483 +2.62%
2023 1.24M +185,901 +17.65%
2022 1.05M +554,964 +111.35%
2021 498,382 −5,307 −1.05%
2020 503,689 −9,561 −1.86%
2019 513,250 +13,143 +2.63%
2018 500,107 +12,251 +2.51%
2017 487,856 +19,409 +4.14%
2016 468,447 +77,776 +19.91%
2015 390,671 +47,491 +13.84%
2014 343,180 +25,307 +7.96%
2013 317,873 +3,314 +1.05%
2012 314,559 −37,995 −10.78%
2011 352,554 −45,137 −11.35%
2010 397,691 −29,064 −6.81%
2009 426,755 −18,964 −4.25%
2008 445,719 −6,591 −1.46%
2007 452,310 −29,621 −6.15%
2006 481,931 −3,223 −0.66%
2005 485,154 −14,941 −2.99%
2004 500,095 −21,945 −4.2%
2003 522,040 −23,260 −4.27%
2002 545,300 +25,216 +4.85%
2001 520,084 +41,825 +8.75%
2000 478,259 +41,428 +9.48%
1999 436,831

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.