Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Southern Asia

Refugees by country of asylum in Southern Asia in 2024 — 6,332,798 people. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 17.3%.

2024 6.33M people −9.95% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 7.78M people1991
Period minimum 2.33M people2006

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Southern Asia, 1990–202402M4M6M8M19901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 7,661,114 people1991: 7,784,087 people1992: 6,438,764 people1993: 4,573,550 people1994: 3,808,769 people1995: 3,697,447 people1996: 3,642,727 people1997: 3,559,145 people1998: 3,467,714 people1999: 3,367,903 people2000: 4,191,269 people2001: 4,389,477 people2002: 2,857,359 people2003: 2,417,447 people2004: 2,645,099 people2005: 2,345,942 people2006: 2,325,866 people2007: 3,318,579 people2008: 3,099,096 people2009: 3,333,841 people2010: 3,484,514 people2011: 3,079,799 people2012: 2,995,587 people2013: 2,956,697 people2014: 3,259,364 people2015: 3,264,928 people2016: 2,891,658 people2017: 3,600,132 people2018: 3,579,798 people2019: 3,541,751 people2020: 3,393,713 people2021: 3,508,163 people2022: 6,436,318 people2023: 7,032,384 people2024: 6,332,798 people
Change over the period: −1.33M (−17.34%) Average annual rate: -0.56 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Southern Asia 6.33M people
World computed 30.92M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 6.33M −699,586 −9.95%
2023 7.03M +596,066 +9.26%
2022 6.44M +2.93M +83.47%
2021 3.51M +114,450 +3.37%
2020 3.39M −148,038 −4.18%
2019 3.54M −38,047 −1.06%
2018 3.58M −20,334 −0.56%
2017 3.6M +708,474 +24.5%
2016 2.89M −373,270 −11.43%
2015 3.26M +5,564 +0.17%
2014 3.26M +302,667 +10.24%
2013 2.96M −38,890 −1.3%
2012 3M −84,212 −2.73%
2011 3.08M −404,715 −11.61%
2010 3.48M +150,673 +4.52%
2009 3.33M +234,745 +7.57%
2008 3.1M −219,483 −6.61%
2007 3.32M +992,713 +42.68%
2006 2.33M −20,076 −0.86%
2005 2.35M −299,157 −11.31%
2004 2.65M +227,652 +9.42%
2003 2.42M −439,912 −15.4%
2002 2.86M −1.53M −34.9%
2001 4.39M +198,208 +4.73%
2000 4.19M +823,366 +24.45%
1999 3.37M −99,811 −2.88%
1998 3.47M −91,431 −2.57%
1997 3.56M −83,582 −2.29%
1996 3.64M −54,720 −1.48%
1995 3.7M −111,322 −2.92%
1994 3.81M −764,781 −16.72%
1993 4.57M −1.87M −28.97%
1992 6.44M −1.35M −17.28%
1991 7.78M +122,973 +1.61%
1990 7.66M

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.