Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Sudan

Refugees by country of asylum in Sudan in 2024 — 793,395 people. Ranked 10 in the world out of 178. Since 1967, the indicator has risen by 2,304.2%.

2024 793,395 people −13.99% vs 2023
World rank 10of 178
Period maximum 1.16M people1985
Period minimum 33,000 people1967

Trend over time

1967–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Sudan, 1967–20240500,0001M1.5M196719731979198519911997200320092015202120241967: 33,000 people1968: 38,300 people1969: 37,350 people1970: 60,840 people1971: 60,000 people1972: 49,020 people1973: 50,900 people1974: 53,700 people1975: 95,500 people1976: 110,100 people1977: 150,000 people1978: 270,000 people1979: 351,700 people1980: 493,000 people1981: 553,000 people1982: 637,000 people1983: 690,000 people1984: 971,000 people1985: 1,164,000 people1986: 974,200 people1987: 807,070 people1988: 745,000 people1989: 767,729 people1990: 1,031,050 people1991: 729,200 people1992: 725,900 people1993: 745,200 people1994: 727,174 people1995: 674,071 people1996: 393,874 people1997: 374,414 people1998: 391,496 people1999: 390,995 people2000: 414,928 people2001: 349,209 people2002: 328,177 people2003: 138,162 people2004: 141,587 people2005: 147,255 people2006: 196,200 people2007: 222,720 people2008: 181,605 people2009: 186,292 people2010: 178,305 people2011: 139,407 people2012: 152,188 people2013: 159,848 people2014: 277,818 people2015: 309,632 people2016: 421,459 people2017: 906,590 people2018: 1,078,280 people2019: 1,055,489 people2020: 1,040,288 people2021: 1,103,918 people2022: 1,097,128 people2023: 922,474 people2024: 793,395 people
Change over the period: +760,395 (+2,304.23%) Average annual rate: 5.74 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Sudan 793,395 people
World computed 30.92M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 8.56M people
Northern Africa computed 1.43M people
Low-income countries computed 6.86M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Sudan, by year Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 793,395 −129,079 −13.99%
2023 922,474 −174,654 −15.92%
2022 1.1M −6,790 −0.62%
2021 1.1M +63,630 +6.12%
2020 1.04M −15,201 −1.44%
2019 1.06M −22,791 −2.11%
2018 1.08M +171,690 +18.94%
2017 906,590 +485,131 +115.11%
2016 421,459 +111,827 +36.12%
2015 309,632 +31,814 +11.45%
2014 277,818 +117,970 +73.8%
2013 159,848 +7,660 +5.03%
2012 152,188 +12,781 +9.17%
2011 139,407 −38,898 −21.82%
2010 178,305 −7,987 −4.29%
2009 186,292 +4,687 +2.58%
2008 181,605 −41,115 −18.46%
2007 222,720 +26,520 +13.52%
2006 196,200 +48,945 +33.24%
2005 147,255 +5,668 +4%
2004 141,587 +3,425 +2.48%
2003 138,162 −190,015 −57.9%
2002 328,177 −21,032 −6.02%
2001 349,209 −65,719 −15.84%
2000 414,928 +23,933 +6.12%
1999 390,995 −501 −0.13%
1998 391,496 +17,082 +4.56%
1997 374,414 −19,460 −4.94%
1996 393,874 −280,197 −41.57%
1995 674,071 −53,103 −7.3%
1994 727,174 −18,026 −2.42%
1993 745,200 +19,300 +2.66%
1992 725,900 −3,300 −0.45%
1991 729,200 −301,850 −29.28%
1990 1.03M +263,321 +34.3%
1989 767,729 +22,729 +3.05%
1988 745,000 −62,070 −7.69%
1987 807,070 −167,130 −17.16%
1986 974,200 −189,800 −16.31%
1985 1.16M +193,000 +19.88%
1984 971,000 +281,000 +40.72%
1983 690,000 +53,000 +8.32%
1982 637,000 +84,000 +15.19%
1981 553,000 +60,000 +12.17%
1980 493,000 +141,300 +40.18%
1979 351,700 +81,700 +30.26%
1978 270,000 +120,000 +80%
1977 150,000 +39,900 +36.24%
1976 110,100 +14,600 +15.29%
1975 95,500 +41,800 +77.84%
1974 53,700 +2,800 +5.5%
1973 50,900 +1,880 +3.84%
1972 49,020 −10,980 −18.3%
1971 60,000 −840 −1.38%
1970 60,840 +23,490 +62.89%
1969 37,350 −950 −2.48%
1968 38,300 +5,300 +16.06%
1967 33,000

Northern Africa, 2024

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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.