Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Eritrea

Refugees by country of origin in Eritrea in 2024 — 551,296 people. Ranked 191 in the world out of 200. Since 1979, the indicator has risen by 137,724%.

2024 551,296 people −1.53% vs 2023
World rank 191of 200
Period maximum 559,848 people2023
Period minimum 43 people1989

Trend over time

1979–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Eritrea, 1979–20240200,000400,000600,00019791984198919941999200420092014201920241979: 400 people1980: 542 people1981: 1,542 people1982: 1,585 people1983: 1,385 people1984: 1,385 people1985: 1,385 people1986: 177 people1987: 167 people1988: 133 people1989: 43 people1990: 43 people1991: 500,633 people1992: 503,200 people1993: 427,208 people1994: 422,432 people1995: 286,711 people1996: 332,222 people1997: 319,076 people1998: 346,779 people1999: 347,134 people2000: 376,847 people2001: 333,222 people2002: 318,167 people2003: 124,111 people2004: 131,108 people2005: 144,062 people2006: 193,738 people2007: 208,747 people2008: 186,392 people2009: 209,164 people2010: 222,457 people2011: 251,941 people2012: 285,356 people2013: 308,210 people2014: 363,081 people2015: 407,428 people2016: 457,247 people2017: 486,209 people2018: 507,260 people2019: 504,300 people2020: 524,738 people2021: 511,905 people2022: 512,668 people2023: 559,848 people2024: 551,296 people
Change over the period: +550,896 (+137,724%) Average annual rate: 17.43 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Eritrea 551,296 people
World computed 30.69M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 9.7M people
Eastern Africa computed 4.51M people
Low-income countries computed 20.85M people
Refugees by country of origin — Eritrea, by year Eritrea All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 551,296 −8,552 −1.53%
2023 559,848 +47,180 +9.2%
2022 512,668 +763 +0.15%
2021 511,905 −12,833 −2.45%
2020 524,738 +20,438 +4.05%
2019 504,300 −2,960 −0.58%
2018 507,260 +21,051 +4.33%
2017 486,209 +28,962 +6.33%
2016 457,247 +49,819 +12.23%
2015 407,428 +44,347 +12.21%
2014 363,081 +54,871 +17.8%
2013 308,210 +22,854 +8.01%
2012 285,356 +33,415 +13.26%
2011 251,941 +29,484 +13.25%
2010 222,457 +13,293 +6.36%
2009 209,164 +22,772 +12.22%
2008 186,392 −22,355 −10.71%
2007 208,747 +15,009 +7.75%
2006 193,738 +49,676 +34.48%
2005 144,062 +12,954 +9.88%
2004 131,108 +6,997 +5.64%
2003 124,111 −194,056 −60.99%
2002 318,167 −15,055 −4.52%
2001 333,222 −43,625 −11.58%
2000 376,847 +29,713 +8.56%
1999 347,134 +355 +0.1%
1998 346,779 +27,703 +8.68%
1997 319,076 −13,146 −3.96%
1996 332,222 +45,511 +15.87%
1995 286,711 −135,721 −32.13%
1994 422,432 −4,776 −1.12%
1993 427,208 −75,992 −15.1%
1992 503,200 +2,567 +0.51%
1991 500,633 +500,590 +1,164,162.79%
1990 43 +0 +0%
1989 43 −90 −67.67%
1988 133 −34 −20.36%
1987 167 −10 −5.65%
1986 177 −1,208 −87.22%
1985 1,385 +0 +0%
1984 1,385 +0 +0%
1983 1,385 −200 −12.62%
1982 1,585 +43 +2.79%
1981 1,542 +1,000 +184.5%
1980 542 +142 +35.5%
1979 400

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.