Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Ethiopia

Refugees by country of origin in Ethiopia in 2024 — 164,418 people. Ranked 183 in the world out of 200. Since 1967, the indicator has risen by 474.9%.

2024 164,418 people +3.84% vs 2023
World rank 183of 200
Period maximum 2.57M people1980
Period minimum 28,600 people1967

Trend over time

1967–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Ethiopia, 1967–202401M2M3M196719731979198519911997200320092015202120241967: 28,600 people1968: 31,000 people1969: 31,000 people1970: 54,350 people1971: 55,200 people1972: 44,640 people1973: 46,300 people1974: 49,200 people1975: 91,410 people1976: 105,700 people1977: 655,350 people1978: 887,670 people1979: 1,623,870 people1980: 2,567,998 people1981: 1,363,266 people1982: 1,334,915 people1983: 1,351,917 people1984: 1,546,134 people1985: 1,749,309 people1986: 1,534,548 people1987: 1,487,663 people1988: 1,513,307 people1989: 1,474,919 people1990: 1,345,928 people1991: 251,243 people1992: 313,131 people1993: 251,828 people1994: 226,429 people1995: 100,986 people1996: 96,264 people1997: 84,386 people1998: 70,663 people1999: 71,040 people2000: 66,396 people2001: 58,980 people2002: 61,235 people2003: 62,674 people2004: 63,153 people2005: 65,447 people2006: 74,007 people2007: 59,845 people2008: 63,863 people2009: 62,877 people2010: 68,838 people2011: 70,601 people2012: 74,964 people2013: 77,109 people2014: 86,857 people2015: 85,839 people2016: 83,958 people2017: 87,448 people2018: 92,232 people2019: 93,467 people2020: 151,426 people2021: 149,130 people2022: 149,603 people2023: 158,344 people2024: 164,418 people
Change over the period: +135,818 (+474.89%) Average annual rate: 3.12 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Ethiopia 164,418 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 — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 164,418 +6,074 +3.84%
2023 158,344 +8,741 +5.84%
2022 149,603 +473 +0.32%
2021 149,130 −2,296 −1.52%
2020 151,426 +57,959 +62.01%
2019 93,467 +1,235 +1.34%
2018 92,232 +4,784 +5.47%
2017 87,448 +3,490 +4.16%
2016 83,958 −1,881 −2.19%
2015 85,839 −1,018 −1.17%
2014 86,857 +9,748 +12.64%
2013 77,109 +2,145 +2.86%
2012 74,964 +4,363 +6.18%
2011 70,601 +1,763 +2.56%
2010 68,838 +5,961 +9.48%
2009 62,877 −986 −1.54%
2008 63,863 +4,018 +6.71%
2007 59,845 −14,162 −19.14%
2006 74,007 +8,560 +13.08%
2005 65,447 +2,294 +3.63%
2004 63,153 +479 +0.76%
2003 62,674 +1,439 +2.35%
2002 61,235 +2,255 +3.82%
2001 58,980 −7,416 −11.17%
2000 66,396 −4,644 −6.54%
1999 71,040 +377 +0.53%
1998 70,663 −13,723 −16.26%
1997 84,386 −11,878 −12.34%
1996 96,264 −4,722 −4.68%
1995 100,986 −125,443 −55.4%
1994 226,429 −25,399 −10.09%
1993 251,828 −61,303 −19.58%
1992 313,131 +61,888 +24.63%
1991 251,243 −1.09M −81.33%
1990 1.35M −128,991 −8.75%
1989 1.47M −38,388 −2.54%
1988 1.51M +25,644 +1.72%
1987 1.49M −46,885 −3.06%
1986 1.53M −214,761 −12.28%
1985 1.75M +203,175 +13.14%
1984 1.55M +194,217 +14.37%
1983 1.35M +17,002 +1.27%
1982 1.33M −28,351 −2.08%
1981 1.36M −1.2M −46.91%
1980 2.57M +944,128 +58.14%
1979 1.62M +736,200 +82.94%
1978 887,670 +232,320 +35.45%
1977 655,350 +549,650 +520.01%
1976 105,700 +14,290 +15.63%
1975 91,410 +42,210 +85.79%
1974 49,200 +2,900 +6.26%
1973 46,300 +1,660 +3.72%
1972 44,640 −10,560 −19.13%
1971 55,200 +850 +1.56%
1970 54,350 +23,350 +75.32%
1969 31,000 +0 +0%
1968 31,000 +2,400 +8.39%
1967 28,600

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.