Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — United Arab Emirates

Refugees by country of asylum in the United Arab Emirates in 2024 — 1,377 people. Ranked 119 in the world out of 178. Since 1968, the indicator has risen by 359%.

2024 1,377 people −2.75% vs 2023
World rank 119of 178
Period maximum 26,350 people1985
Period minimum 70 people1989

Trend over time

1968–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — United Arab Emirates, 1968–2024010,00020,00030,00019681974198019861992199820042010201620221968: 300 people1969: 300 people1971: 870 people1972: 870 people1973: 3,200 people1974: 1,200 people1976: 4,000 people1977: 390 people1978: 390 people1979: 590 people1980: 2,490 people1981: 6,090 people1982: 3,690 people1983: 4,090 people1984: 5,170 people1985: 26,350 people1989: 70 people1993: 434 people1994: 380 people1995: 409 people1996: 464 people1997: 519 people1998: 532 people1999: 501 people2000: 560 people2001: 554 people2002: 165 people2003: 160 people2004: 106 people2005: 104 people2006: 176 people2007: 161 people2008: 204 people2009: 280 people2010: 538 people2011: 675 people2012: 628 people2013: 602 people2014: 419 people2015: 663 people2016: 888 people2017: 884 people2018: 1,167 people2019: 1,242 people2020: 1,315 people2021: 1,355 people2022: 1,399 people2023: 1,416 people2024: 1,377 people
Change over the period: +1,077 (+359%) Average annual rate: 2.76 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates 1,377 people
World computed 30.92M people
Middle East & North Africa computed 5.9M people
Western Asia computed 4.95M people
High-income countries computed 9.3M people
Refugees by country of asylum — United Arab Emirates, by year United Arab Emirates All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 1,377 −39 −2.75%
2023 1,416 +17 +1.22%
2022 1,399 +44 +3.25%
2021 1,355 +40 +3.04%
2020 1,315 +73 +5.88%
2019 1,242 +75 +6.43%
2018 1,167 +283 +32.01%
2017 884 −4 −0.45%
2016 888 +225 +33.94%
2015 663 +244 +58.23%
2014 419 −183 −30.4%
2013 602 −26 −4.14%
2012 628 −47 −6.96%
2011 675 +137 +25.46%
2010 538 +258 +92.14%
2009 280 +76 +37.25%
2008 204 +43 +26.71%
2007 161 −15 −8.52%
2006 176 +72 +69.23%
2005 104 −2 −1.89%
2004 106 −54 −33.75%
2003 160 −5 −3.03%
2002 165 −389 −70.22%
2001 554 −6 −1.07%
2000 560 +59 +11.78%
1999 501 −31 −5.83%
1998 532 +13 +2.5%
1997 519 +55 +11.85%
1996 464 +55 +13.45%
1995 409 +29 +7.63%
1994 380 −54 −12.44%
1993 434
1989 70
1985 26,350 +21,180 +409.67%
1984 5,170 +1,080 +26.41%
1983 4,090 +400 +10.84%
1982 3,690 −2,400 −39.41%
1981 6,090 +3,600 +144.58%
1980 2,490 +1,900 +322.03%
1979 590 +200 +51.28%
1978 390 +0 +0%
1977 390 −3,610 −90.25%
1976 4,000
1974 1,200 −2,000 −62.5%
1973 3,200 +2,330 +267.82%
1972 870 +0 +0%
1971 870
1969 300 +0 +0%
1968 300

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.