Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — ASEAN

Refugees by country of origin in ASEAN in 2024 — 1,372,005 people. Since 1978, the indicator has risen by 107.4%.

2024 1.37M people +2.88% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 1.52M people2017
Period minimum 561,642 people2008

Trend over time

1978–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — ASEAN, 1978–2024500,000750,0001M1.25M1.5M1.75M19781983198819931998200320082013201820231978: 661,510 people1979: 668,160 people1988: 773,319 people1989: 763,937 people1990: 693,248 people1991: 710,082 people1992: 894,157 people1993: 901,521 people1994: 816,426 people1995: 825,913 people1996: 782,871 people1997: 762,876 people1998: 729,491 people1999: 651,711 people2000: 615,761 people2001: 601,064 people2002: 622,921 people2003: 573,518 people2004: 574,003 people2005: 601,105 people2006: 661,119 people2007: 571,939 people2008: 561,642 people2009: 791,684 people2010: 797,909 people2011: 793,705 people2012: 791,754 people2013: 831,429 people2014: 828,757 people2015: 800,340 people2016: 853,403 people2017: 1,523,782 people2018: 1,512,411 people2019: 1,425,721 people2020: 1,453,267 people2021: 1,226,687 people2022: 1,301,427 people2023: 1,333,599 people2024: 1,372,005 people
Change over the period: +710,495 (+107.41%) Average annual rate: 1.6 %

Comparison, 2024

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

ASEAN 1.37M people
World computed 30.69M people
Refugees by country of origin — ASEAN, by year ASEAN All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 1.37M +38,406 +2.88%
2023 1.33M +32,172 +2.47%
2022 1.3M +74,740 +6.09%
2021 1.23M −226,580 −15.59%
2020 1.45M +27,546 +1.93%
2019 1.43M −86,690 −5.73%
2018 1.51M −11,371 −0.75%
2017 1.52M +670,379 +78.55%
2016 853,403 +53,063 +6.63%
2015 800,340 −28,417 −3.43%
2014 828,757 −2,672 −0.32%
2013 831,429 +39,675 +5.01%
2012 791,754 −1,951 −0.25%
2011 793,705 −4,204 −0.53%
2010 797,909 +6,225 +0.79%
2009 791,684 +230,042 +40.96%
2008 561,642 −10,297 −1.8%
2007 571,939 −89,180 −13.49%
2006 661,119 +60,014 +9.98%
2005 601,105 +27,102 +4.72%
2004 574,003 +485 +0.08%
2003 573,518 −49,403 −7.93%
2002 622,921 +21,857 +3.64%
2001 601,064 −14,697 −2.39%
2000 615,761 −35,950 −5.52%
1999 651,711 −77,780 −10.66%
1998 729,491 −33,385 −4.38%
1997 762,876 −19,995 −2.55%
1996 782,871 −43,042 −5.21%
1995 825,913 +9,487 +1.16%
1994 816,426 −85,095 −9.44%
1993 901,521 +7,364 +0.82%
1992 894,157 +184,075 +25.92%
1991 710,082 +16,834 +2.43%
1990 693,248 −70,689 −9.25%
1989 763,937 −9,382 −1.21%
1988 773,319
1979 668,160 +6,650 +1.01%
1978 661,510

About the indicator

The number of refugees originating from a given country, wherever they are located, according to UNHCR. This is the mirror side of the indicator by country of asylum: there people are counted by the place where they found protection, here by the country they left. It is this series that shows the scale of forced exodus, and the largest displacement crises of recent decades are visible in it.

Important: The indicator counts only those who have crossed a border. People displaced inside their own country are not included, although they are usually more numerous — that is separate statistics, kept by the IDMC.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.