Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — CIS

Refugees by country of origin in the CIS in 2024 — 306,612 people. Since 1994, the indicator has fallen by 63.5%.

2024 306,612 people +3.94% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 853,899 people1996
Period minimum 99,203 people2017

Trend over time

1994–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — CIS, 1994–20240250,000500,000750,0001M199419972000200320062009201220152018202120241994: 839,055 people1995: 668,852 people1996: 853,899 people1997: 844,172 people1998: 834,548 people1999: 640,343 people2000: 402,388 people2001: 391,588 people2002: 460,988 people2003: 457,812 people2004: 465,729 people2005: 442,117 people2006: 341,020 people2007: 148,483 people2008: 160,831 people2009: 169,417 people2010: 173,985 people2011: 174,550 people2012: 173,713 people2013: 113,733 people2014: 109,605 people2015: 104,080 people2016: 99,424 people2017: 99,203 people2018: 100,091 people2019: 101,717 people2020: 180,844 people2021: 138,761 people2022: 167,735 people2023: 294,998 people2024: 306,612 people
Change over the period: −532,443 (−63.46%) Average annual rate: -3.3 %

Comparison, 2024

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

CIS 306,612 people
World computed 30.69M people
Refugees by country of origin — CIS, by year CIS All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 306,612 +11,614 +3.94%
2023 294,998 +127,263 +75.87%
2022 167,735 +28,974 +20.88%
2021 138,761 −42,083 −23.27%
2020 180,844 +79,127 +77.79%
2019 101,717 +1,626 +1.62%
2018 100,091 +888 +0.9%
2017 99,203 −221 −0.22%
2016 99,424 −4,656 −4.47%
2015 104,080 −5,525 −5.04%
2014 109,605 −4,128 −3.63%
2013 113,733 −59,980 −34.53%
2012 173,713 −837 −0.48%
2011 174,550 +565 +0.32%
2010 173,985 +4,568 +2.7%
2009 169,417 +8,586 +5.34%
2008 160,831 +12,348 +8.32%
2007 148,483 −192,537 −56.46%
2006 341,020 −101,097 −22.87%
2005 442,117 −23,612 −5.07%
2004 465,729 +7,917 +1.73%
2003 457,812 −3,176 −0.69%
2002 460,988 +69,400 +17.72%
2001 391,588 −10,800 −2.68%
2000 402,388 −237,955 −37.16%
1999 640,343 −194,205 −23.27%
1998 834,548 −9,624 −1.14%
1997 844,172 −9,727 −1.14%
1996 853,899 +185,047 +27.67%
1995 668,852 −170,203 −20.29%
1994 839,055

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.