Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Bhutan

Refugees by country of origin in Bhutan in 2024 — 7,433 people. Ranked 131 in the world out of 200. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 21.8%.

2024 7,433 people +11.34% vs 2023
World rank 131of 200
Period maximum 112,524 people2002
Period minimum 6,676 people2023

Trend over time

1991–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Bhutan, 1991–2024050,000100,000150,0001991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 9,504 people1992: 75,442 people1993: 85,334 people1994: 103,270 people1995: 104,746 people1996: 106,820 people1997: 108,702 people1998: 105,690 people1999: 107,619 people2000: 108,943 people2001: 110,844 people2002: 112,524 people2003: 103,977 people2004: 105,259 people2005: 106,539 people2006: 108,069 people2007: 110,593 people2008: 104,960 people2009: 89,064 people2010: 75,062 people2011: 57,980 people2012: 41,582 people2013: 31,556 people2014: 23,633 people2015: 17,709 people2016: 11,757 people2017: 7,954 people2018: 7,100 people2019: 6,839 people2020: 6,741 people2021: 6,702 people2022: 6,688 people2023: 6,676 people2024: 7,433 people
Change over the period: −2,071 (−21.79%) Average annual rate: -0.74 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Bhutan 7,433 people
World computed 30.69M people
South Asia computed 6.08M people
Southern Asia computed 6.24M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 8.04M people
Refugees by country of origin — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 7,433 +757 +11.34%
2023 6,676 −12 −0.18%
2022 6,688 −14 −0.21%
2021 6,702 −39 −0.58%
2020 6,741 −98 −1.43%
2019 6,839 −261 −3.68%
2018 7,100 −854 −10.74%
2017 7,954 −3,803 −32.35%
2016 11,757 −5,952 −33.61%
2015 17,709 −5,924 −25.07%
2014 23,633 −7,923 −25.11%
2013 31,556 −10,026 −24.11%
2012 41,582 −16,398 −28.28%
2011 57,980 −17,082 −22.76%
2010 75,062 −14,002 −15.72%
2009 89,064 −15,896 −15.14%
2008 104,960 −5,633 −5.09%
2007 110,593 +2,524 +2.34%
2006 108,069 +1,530 +1.44%
2005 106,539 +1,280 +1.22%
2004 105,259 +1,282 +1.23%
2003 103,977 −8,547 −7.6%
2002 112,524 +1,680 +1.52%
2001 110,844 +1,901 +1.74%
2000 108,943 +1,324 +1.23%
1999 107,619 +1,929 +1.83%
1998 105,690 −3,012 −2.77%
1997 108,702 +1,882 +1.76%
1996 106,820 +2,074 +1.98%
1995 104,746 +1,476 +1.43%
1994 103,270 +17,936 +21.02%
1993 85,334 +9,892 +13.11%
1992 75,442 +65,938 +693.79%
1991 9,504

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.