Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Southern Europe

Refugees by country of asylum in Southern Europe in 2024 — 1,025,754 people. Since 2006, the indicator has risen by 1,656.8%.

2024 1.03M people −4.63% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 1.08M people2023
Period minimum 58,387 people2006

Trend over time

2006–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Southern Europe, 2006–20240500,0001M1.5M20062008201020122014201620182020202220242006: 58,387 people2007: 67,870 people2008: 94,168 people2009: 101,234 people2010: 94,267 people2011: 93,199 people2012: 100,274 people2013: 112,239 people2014: 131,937 people2015: 167,423 people2016: 223,678 people2017: 241,172 people2018: 289,876 people2019: 365,137 people2020: 353,938 people2021: 401,729 people2022: 914,120 people2023: 1,075,541 people2024: 1,025,754 people
Change over the period: +967,367 (+1,656.82%) Average annual rate: 17.26 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Southern Europe 1.03M people
World computed 30.92M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 1.03M −49,787 −4.63%
2023 1.08M +161,421 +17.66%
2022 914,120 +512,391 +127.55%
2021 401,729 +47,791 +13.5%
2020 353,938 −11,199 −3.07%
2019 365,137 +75,261 +25.96%
2018 289,876 +48,704 +20.19%
2017 241,172 +17,494 +7.82%
2016 223,678 +56,255 +33.6%
2015 167,423 +35,486 +26.9%
2014 131,937 +19,698 +17.55%
2013 112,239 +11,965 +11.93%
2012 100,274 +7,075 +7.59%
2011 93,199 −1,068 −1.13%
2010 94,267 −6,967 −6.88%
2009 101,234 +7,066 +7.5%
2008 94,168 +26,298 +38.75%
2007 67,870 +9,483 +16.24%
2006 58,387

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.