Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Burkina Faso

Refugees by country of origin in Burkina Faso in 2024 — 150,081 people. Ranked 179 in the world out of 200. Since 1984, the indicator has risen by 300,062%.

2024 150,081 people +173.53% vs 2023
World rank 179of 200
Period maximum 150,081 people2024
Period minimum 6 people1991

Trend over time

1984–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Burkina Faso, 1984–2024050,000100,000150,000200,000198419881992199620002004200820122016202020241984: 50 people1985: 90 people1986: 110 people1987: 50 people1991: 6 people1992: 61 people1993: 61 people1994: 69 people1995: 60 people1996: 64 people1997: 112 people1998: 100 people1999: 101 people2000: 124 people2001: 90 people2002: 970 people2003: 852 people2004: 575 people2005: 602 people2006: 373 people2007: 557 people2008: 719 people2009: 983 people2010: 1,141 people2011: 1,262 people2012: 1,458 people2013: 1,578 people2014: 1,853 people2015: 2,147 people2016: 2,352 people2017: 2,694 people2018: 11,447 people2019: 11,733 people2020: 15,694 people2021: 20,209 people2022: 29,914 people2023: 54,869 people2024: 150,081 people
Change over the period: +150,031 (+300,062%) Average annual rate: 22.16 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Burkina Faso 150,081 people
World computed 30.69M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 9.7M people
Western Africa computed 1.19M people
Low-income countries computed 20.85M people
Refugees by country of origin — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 150,081 +95,212 +173.53%
2023 54,869 +24,955 +83.42%
2022 29,914 +9,705 +48.02%
2021 20,209 +4,515 +28.77%
2020 15,694 +3,961 +33.76%
2019 11,733 +286 +2.5%
2018 11,447 +8,753 +324.91%
2017 2,694 +342 +14.54%
2016 2,352 +205 +9.55%
2015 2,147 +294 +15.87%
2014 1,853 +275 +17.43%
2013 1,578 +120 +8.23%
2012 1,458 +196 +15.53%
2011 1,262 +121 +10.6%
2010 1,141 +158 +16.07%
2009 983 +264 +36.72%
2008 719 +162 +29.08%
2007 557 +184 +49.33%
2006 373 −229 −38.04%
2005 602 +27 +4.7%
2004 575 −277 −32.51%
2003 852 −118 −12.16%
2002 970 +880 +977.78%
2001 90 −34 −27.42%
2000 124 +23 +22.77%
1999 101 +1 +1%
1998 100 −12 −10.71%
1997 112 +48 +75%
1996 64 +4 +6.67%
1995 60 −9 −13.04%
1994 69 +8 +13.11%
1993 61 +0 +0%
1992 61 +55 +916.67%
1991 6
1987 50 −60 −54.55%
1986 110 +20 +22.22%
1985 90 +40 +80%
1984 50

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.