Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — South-Eastern Asia

Refugees by country of asylum in South-Eastern Asia in 2024 — 231,641 people. Since 1978, the indicator has fallen by 47.2%.

2024 231,641 people −0.42% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 438,920 people1978
Period minimum 111,902 people1994

Trend over time

1978–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — South-Eastern Asia, 1978–20240200,000400,000600,00019781983198819931998200320082013201820231978: 438,920 people1979: 350,140 people1981: 367,950 people1982: 326,620 people1983: 306,600 people1987: 253,180 people1993: 129,349 people1994: 111,902 people1995: 147,160 people1996: 148,441 people1997: 189,787 people1998: 204,316 people1999: 328,320 people2000: 294,203 people2001: 250,833 people2002: 208,067 people2003: 142,253 people2004: 149,055 people2005: 153,387 people2006: 173,101 people2007: 161,231 people2008: 152,567 people2009: 174,792 people2010: 181,287 people2011: 178,094 people2012: 176,675 people2013: 237,428 people2014: 234,133 people2015: 208,692 people2016: 206,964 people2017: 218,797 people2018: 234,956 people2019: 237,625 people2020: 236,904 people2021: 243,403 people2022: 239,691 people2023: 232,613 people2024: 231,641 people
Change over the period: −207,279 (−47.22%) Average annual rate: -1.38 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South-Eastern Asia

South-Eastern Asia 231,641 people
World computed 30.92M people
Refugees by country of asylum — South-Eastern Asia, by year South-Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 231,641 −972 −0.42%
2023 232,613 −7,078 −2.95%
2022 239,691 −3,712 −1.53%
2021 243,403 +6,499 +2.74%
2020 236,904 −721 −0.3%
2019 237,625 +2,669 +1.14%
2018 234,956 +16,159 +7.39%
2017 218,797 +11,833 +5.72%
2016 206,964 −1,728 −0.83%
2015 208,692 −25,441 −10.87%
2014 234,133 −3,295 −1.39%
2013 237,428 +60,753 +34.39%
2012 176,675 −1,419 −0.8%
2011 178,094 −3,193 −1.76%
2010 181,287 +6,495 +3.72%
2009 174,792 +22,225 +14.57%
2008 152,567 −8,664 −5.37%
2007 161,231 −11,870 −6.86%
2006 173,101 +19,714 +12.85%
2005 153,387 +4,332 +2.91%
2004 149,055 +6,802 +4.78%
2003 142,253 −65,814 −31.63%
2002 208,067 −42,766 −17.05%
2001 250,833 −43,370 −14.74%
2000 294,203 −34,117 −10.39%
1999 328,320 +124,004 +60.69%
1998 204,316 +14,529 +7.66%
1997 189,787 +41,346 +27.85%
1996 148,441 +1,281 +0.87%
1995 147,160 +35,258 +31.51%
1994 111,902 −17,447 −13.49%
1993 129,349
1987 253,180
1983 306,600 −20,020 −6.13%
1982 326,620 −41,330 −11.23%
1981 367,950
1979 350,140 −88,780 −20.23%
1978 438,920

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.