Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — East Asia & Pacific

Refugees by country of origin in East Asia & Pacific in 2024 — 1,529,754 people. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 94.9%.

2024 1.53M people +2.11% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 1.74M people2017
Period minimum 708,146 people2003

Trend over time

2002–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — East Asia & Pacific, 2002–2024500,0001M1.5M2M200220052008201120142017202020232002: 785,080 people2003: 708,146 people2004: 711,437 people2005: 728,168 people2013: 1,031,920 people2014: 1,045,117 people2015: 1,018,443 people2016: 1,066,540 people2017: 1,736,490 people2018: 1,729,050 people2019: 1,643,140 people2020: 1,632,967 people2021: 1,401,261 people2022: 1,466,989 people2023: 1,498,153 people2024: 1,529,754 people
Change over the period: +744,674 (+94.85%) Average annual rate: 3.08 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 1.53M people
World computed 30.69M people
Refugees by country of origin — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 1.53M +31,601 +2.11%
2023 1.5M +31,164 +2.12%
2022 1.47M +65,728 +4.69%
2021 1.4M −231,706 −14.19%
2020 1.63M −10,173 −0.62%
2019 1.64M −85,910 −4.97%
2018 1.73M −7,440 −0.43%
2017 1.74M +669,950 +62.82%
2016 1.07M +48,097 +4.72%
2015 1.02M −26,674 −2.55%
2014 1.05M +13,197 +1.28%
2013 1.03M
2005 728,168 +16,731 +2.35%
2004 711,437 +3,291 +0.46%
2003 708,146 −76,934 −9.8%
2002 785,080

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.