Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Uruguay

Refugees by country of asylum in Uruguay in 2024 — 1,322 people. Ranked 120 in the world out of 178. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 11.9%.

2024 1,322 people +2.88% vs 2023
World rank 120of 178
Period maximum 2,000 people1977
Period minimum 60 people1982

Trend over time

1970–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Uruguay, 1970–202405001,0001,5002,00019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 1,500 people1971: 1,500 people1972: 1,500 people1974: 1,250 people1977: 2,000 people1978: 2,000 people1979: 2,000 people1980: 1,700 people1981: 1,700 people1982: 60 people1983: 150 people1985: 110 people1986: 70 people1987: 110 people1988: 110 people1989: 110 people1990: 87 people1991: 81 people1992: 90 people1993: 131 people1994: 116 people1995: 121 people1996: 130 people1997: 134 people1998: 163 people1999: 83 people2000: 74 people2001: 86 people2002: 97 people2003: 84 people2004: 87 people2005: 114 people2006: 117 people2007: 130 people2008: 133 people2009: 162 people2010: 181 people2011: 165 people2012: 170 people2013: 190 people2014: 254 people2015: 292 people2016: 299 people2017: 334 people2018: 379 people2019: 498 people2020: 664 people2021: 877 people2022: 1,115 people2023: 1,285 people2024: 1,322 people
Change over the period: −178 (−11.87%) Average annual rate: -0.23 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Uruguay 1,322 people
World computed 30.92M people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 513,712 people
South America computed 323,091 people
High-income countries computed 9.3M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 1,322 +37 +2.88%
2023 1,285 +170 +15.25%
2022 1,115 +238 +27.14%
2021 877 +213 +32.08%
2020 664 +166 +33.33%
2019 498 +119 +31.4%
2018 379 +45 +13.47%
2017 334 +35 +11.71%
2016 299 +7 +2.4%
2015 292 +38 +14.96%
2014 254 +64 +33.68%
2013 190 +20 +11.76%
2012 170 +5 +3.03%
2011 165 −16 −8.84%
2010 181 +19 +11.73%
2009 162 +29 +21.8%
2008 133 +3 +2.31%
2007 130 +13 +11.11%
2006 117 +3 +2.63%
2005 114 +27 +31.03%
2004 87 +3 +3.57%
2003 84 −13 −13.4%
2002 97 +11 +12.79%
2001 86 +12 +16.22%
2000 74 −9 −10.84%
1999 83 −80 −49.08%
1998 163 +29 +21.64%
1997 134 +4 +3.08%
1996 130 +9 +7.44%
1995 121 +5 +4.31%
1994 116 −15 −11.45%
1993 131 +41 +45.56%
1992 90 +9 +11.11%
1991 81 −6 −6.9%
1990 87 −23 −20.91%
1989 110 +0 +0%
1988 110 +0 +0%
1987 110 +40 +57.14%
1986 70 −40 −36.36%
1985 110
1983 150 +90 +150%
1982 60 −1,640 −96.47%
1981 1,700 +0 +0%
1980 1,700 −300 −15%
1979 2,000 +0 +0%
1978 2,000 +0 +0%
1977 2,000
1974 1,250
1972 1,500 +0 +0%
1971 1,500 +0 +0%
1970 1,500

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.