Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Thailand

Refugees by country of asylum in Thailand in 2024 — 84,421 people. Ranked 54 in the world out of 178. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 11.4%.

2024 84,421 people −3.31% vs 2023
World rank 54of 178
Period maximum 261,360 people1980
Period minimum 63,625 people1992

Trend over time

1975–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Thailand, 1975–20240100,000200,000300,000197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 75,760 people1976: 82,870 people1977: 97,600 people1978: 138,950 people1979: 151,620 people1980: 261,360 people1981: 192,990 people1982: 168,980 people1983: 144,320 people1984: 128,500 people1985: 130,420 people1986: 119,920 people1987: 112,740 people1988: 107,799 people1989: 99,935 people1990: 99,821 people1991: 88,164 people1992: 63,625 people1993: 119,232 people1994: 100,817 people1995: 106,565 people1996: 107,962 people1997: 169,154 people1998: 138,334 people1999: 100,133 people2000: 104,966 people2001: 110,711 people2002: 112,614 people2003: 119,056 people2004: 121,145 people2005: 117,050 people2006: 133,107 people2007: 125,627 people2008: 112,916 people2009: 105,286 people2010: 96,666 people2011: 89,245 people2012: 84,475 people2013: 136,489 people2014: 130,227 people2015: 108,252 people2016: 106,431 people2017: 104,605 people2018: 102,234 people2019: 97,556 people2020: 96,179 people2021: 100,510 people2022: 94,472 people2023: 87,314 people2024: 84,421 people
Change over the period: +8,661 (+11.43%) Average annual rate: 0.22 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Thailand 84,421 people
World computed 30.92M people
South-Eastern Asia computed 231,641 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.02M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Thailand, by year Thailand All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 84,421 −2,893 −3.31%
2023 87,314 −7,158 −7.58%
2022 94,472 −6,038 −6.01%
2021 100,510 +4,331 +4.5%
2020 96,179 −1,377 −1.41%
2019 97,556 −4,678 −4.58%
2018 102,234 −2,371 −2.27%
2017 104,605 −1,826 −1.72%
2016 106,431 −1,821 −1.68%
2015 108,252 −21,975 −16.87%
2014 130,227 −6,262 −4.59%
2013 136,489 +52,014 +61.57%
2012 84,475 −4,770 −5.34%
2011 89,245 −7,421 −7.68%
2010 96,666 −8,620 −8.19%
2009 105,286 −7,630 −6.76%
2008 112,916 −12,711 −10.12%
2007 125,627 −7,480 −5.62%
2006 133,107 +16,057 +13.72%
2005 117,050 −4,095 −3.38%
2004 121,145 +2,089 +1.75%
2003 119,056 +6,442 +5.72%
2002 112,614 +1,903 +1.72%
2001 110,711 +5,745 +5.47%
2000 104,966 +4,833 +4.83%
1999 100,133 −38,201 −27.62%
1998 138,334 −30,820 −18.22%
1997 169,154 +61,192 +56.68%
1996 107,962 +1,397 +1.31%
1995 106,565 +5,748 +5.7%
1994 100,817 −18,415 −15.44%
1993 119,232 +55,607 +87.4%
1992 63,625 −24,539 −27.83%
1991 88,164 −11,657 −11.68%
1990 99,821 −114 −0.11%
1989 99,935 −7,864 −7.3%
1988 107,799 −4,941 −4.38%
1987 112,740 −7,180 −5.99%
1986 119,920 −10,500 −8.05%
1985 130,420 +1,920 +1.49%
1984 128,500 −15,820 −10.96%
1983 144,320 −24,660 −14.59%
1982 168,980 −24,010 −12.44%
1981 192,990 −68,370 −26.16%
1980 261,360 +109,740 +72.38%
1979 151,620 +12,670 +9.12%
1978 138,950 +41,350 +42.37%
1977 97,600 +14,730 +17.77%
1976 82,870 +7,110 +9.38%
1975 75,760

South-Eastern Asia, 2024

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

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.