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Refugees by country of asylum — Switzerland

Refugees by country of asylum in Switzerland in 2024 — 196,167 people. Ranked 32 in the world out of 178. Since 1951, the indicator has risen by 1,861.7%.

2024 196,167 people +1.9% vs 2023
World rank 32of 178
Period maximum 196,167 people2024
Period minimum 9,200 people1955

Trend over time

1951–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Switzerland, 1951–2024050,000100,000150,000200,00019511959196719751983199119992007201520231951: 10,000 people1953: 9,500 people1955: 9,200 people1957: 20,500 people1959: 20,000 people1961: 20,000 people1963: 20,000 people1965: 20,000 people1967: 21,000 people1969: 30,000 people1971: 30,000 people1973: 35,000 people1975: 35,000 people1977: 30,000 people1979: 30,000 people1981: 40,000 people1983: 32,312 people1985: 30,726 people1987: 31,707 people1989: 36,763 people1991: 45,622 people1993: 56,586 people1995: 82,943 people1997: 83,205 people1999: 82,273 people2001: 58,471 people2003: 50,126 people2005: 48,010 people2007: 45,642 people2009: 46,204 people2011: 50,401 people2013: 52,448 people2015: 73,326 people2017: 93,030 people2019: 110,162 people2021: 118,829 people2023: 192,507 people2024: 196,167 people
Change over the period: +186,167 (+1,861.67%) Average annual rate: 4.16 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Switzerland 196,167 people
World computed 30.92M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 12.09M people
Western Europe computed 4.41M people
High-income countries computed 9.3M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 196,167 +3,660 +1.9%
2023 192,507 +10,033 +5.5%
2022 182,474 +63,645 +53.56%
2021 118,829 +3,031 +2.62%
2020 115,798 +5,636 +5.12%
2019 110,162 +6,151 +5.91%
2018 104,011 +10,981 +11.8%
2017 93,030 +10,362 +12.53%
2016 82,668 +9,342 +12.74%
2015 73,326 +10,730 +17.14%
2014 62,596 +10,148 +19.35%
2013 52,448 +1,715 +3.38%
2012 50,733 +332 +0.66%
2011 50,401 +1,588 +3.25%
2010 48,813 +2,609 +5.65%
2009 46,204 +73 +0.16%
2008 46,131 +489 +1.07%
2007 45,642 −2,866 −5.91%
2006 48,508 +498 +1.04%
2005 48,010 +356 +0.75%
2004 47,654 −2,472 −4.93%
2003 50,126 −3,955 −7.31%
2002 54,081 −4,390 −7.51%
2001 58,471 +847 +1.47%
2000 57,624 −24,649 −29.96%
1999 82,273 +398 +0.49%
1998 81,875 −1,330 −1.6%
1997 83,205 −1,208 −1.43%
1996 84,413 +1,470 +1.77%
1995 82,943 +7,648 +10.16%
1994 75,295 +18,709 +33.06%
1993 56,586 +4,656 +8.97%
1992 51,930 +6,308 +13.83%
1991 45,622 +4,679 +11.43%
1990 40,943 +4,180 +11.37%
1989 36,763 +4,814 +15.07%
1988 31,949 +242 +0.76%
1987 31,707 +364 +1.16%
1986 31,343 +617 +2.01%
1985 30,726 −475 −1.52%
1984 31,201 −1,111 −3.44%
1983 32,312 −1,092 −3.27%
1982 33,404 −6,596 −16.49%
1981 40,000 +8,000 +25%
1980 32,000 +2,000 +6.67%
1979 30,000 +0 +0%
1978 30,000 +0 +0%
1977 30,000 −5,000 −14.29%
1976 35,000 +0 +0%
1975 35,000 +0 +0%
1974 35,000 +0 +0%
1973 35,000 +0 +0%
1972 35,000 +5,000 +16.67%
1971 30,000 −1,000 −3.23%
1970 31,000 +1,000 +3.33%
1969 30,000 +4,000 +15.38%
1968 26,000 +5,000 +23.81%
1967 21,000 +500 +2.44%
1966 20,500 +500 +2.5%
1965 20,000 +0 +0%
1964 20,000 +0 +0%
1963 20,000 +0 +0%
1962 20,000 +0 +0%
1961 20,000 +0 +0%
1960 20,000 +0 +0%
1959 20,000 +0 +0%
1958 20,000 −500 −2.44%
1957 20,500 −200 −0.97%
1956 20,700 +11,500 +125%
1955 9,200 −200 −2.13%
1954 9,400 −100 −1.05%
1953 9,500 −300 −3.06%
1952 9,800 −200 −2%
1951 10,000 — —

Western Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DE Germany 2.75M FR France 721,771 AT Austria 284,828 NL Netherlands 263,399 CH Switzerland 196,167 BE Belgium 183,551 LU Luxembourg 10,059 LI Liechtenstein 841
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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.

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