Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — El Salvador

Refugees by country of origin in El Salvador in 2024 — 71,765 people. Ranked 170 in the world out of 200. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 21.7%.

2024 71,765 people +4.56% vs 2023
World rank 170of 200
Period maximum 304,810 people1981
Period minimum 4,283 people2005

Trend over time

1980–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — El Salvador, 1980–20240100,000200,000300,000400,00019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 91,630 people1981: 304,810 people1982: 242,400 people1983: 244,600 people1984: 243,000 people1985: 180,605 people1986: 171,785 people1987: 167,605 people1988: 166,393 people1989: 39,582 people1990: 30,019 people1991: 33,048 people1992: 30,854 people1993: 26,125 people1994: 30,736 people1995: 23,534 people1996: 19,639 people1997: 17,124 people1998: 12,591 people1999: 12,408 people2000: 7,753 people2001: 7,147 people2002: 6,630 people2003: 5,658 people2004: 4,497 people2005: 4,283 people2006: 6,390 people2007: 6,026 people2008: 5,154 people2009: 5,053 people2010: 4,978 people2011: 6,725 people2012: 8,173 people2013: 9,634 people2014: 10,968 people2015: 14,778 people2016: 19,617 people2017: 25,876 people2018: 32,562 people2019: 41,816 people2020: 45,640 people2021: 52,041 people2022: 58,621 people2023: 68,633 people2024: 71,765 people
Change over the period: −19,865 (−21.68%) Average annual rate: -0.55 %

Comparison, 2024

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

El Salvador 71,765 people
World computed 30.69M people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 928,888 people
Central America computed 279,071 people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 8.04M people
Refugees by country of origin — El Salvador, by year El Salvador All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 71,765 +3,132 +4.56%
2023 68,633 +10,012 +17.08%
2022 58,621 +6,580 +12.64%
2021 52,041 +6,401 +14.02%
2020 45,640 +3,824 +9.14%
2019 41,816 +9,254 +28.42%
2018 32,562 +6,686 +25.84%
2017 25,876 +6,259 +31.91%
2016 19,617 +4,839 +32.74%
2015 14,778 +3,810 +34.74%
2014 10,968 +1,334 +13.85%
2013 9,634 +1,461 +17.88%
2012 8,173 +1,448 +21.53%
2011 6,725 +1,747 +35.09%
2010 4,978 −75 −1.48%
2009 5,053 −101 −1.96%
2008 5,154 −872 −14.47%
2007 6,026 −364 −5.7%
2006 6,390 +2,107 +49.19%
2005 4,283 −214 −4.76%
2004 4,497 −1,161 −20.52%
2003 5,658 −972 −14.66%
2002 6,630 −517 −7.23%
2001 7,147 −606 −7.82%
2000 7,753 −4,655 −37.52%
1999 12,408 −183 −1.45%
1998 12,591 −4,533 −26.47%
1997 17,124 −2,515 −12.81%
1996 19,639 −3,895 −16.55%
1995 23,534 −7,202 −23.43%
1994 30,736 +4,611 +17.65%
1993 26,125 −4,729 −15.33%
1992 30,854 −2,194 −6.64%
1991 33,048 +3,029 +10.09%
1990 30,019 −9,563 −24.16%
1989 39,582 −126,811 −76.21%
1988 166,393 −1,212 −0.72%
1987 167,605 −4,180 −2.43%
1986 171,785 −8,820 −4.88%
1985 180,605 −62,395 −25.68%
1984 243,000 −1,600 −0.65%
1983 244,600 +2,200 +0.91%
1982 242,400 −62,410 −20.48%
1981 304,810 +213,180 +232.65%
1980 91,630

Central America, 2024

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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.